01. An anorexic's story
When Jenny was 14, she offered to keep her mother company on a diet for Lent. When Lent ended, Jenny just kept on dieting. Eventually, she died at the age of 25.
02. 'All I want is to be slim'
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are not just about food. It is a survival mechanism to help individuals cope with their lives.
03. An obsession that could kill
Anorexia generally starts in the middle teenage years, and by the age of 15, can affect as many as one girl in every 150, says Health24's CyberShrink. 04. Destructive images of beauty
We look at the sharp contrast between a beautiful, sexy female form and the emaciated image which is dished up as beauty on TV. 05. How is anorexia diagnosed?
Intense fear of gaining weight, and disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight is experienced, are some of the features of anorexia nervosa. How is a diagnosis made? |
06. How to help anorexics and bulimics
Helping loved ones with eating disorders is a particularly difficult thing to do. But as eating disorders are so destructive, it is something that needs to be done - without delay. 07. The scourge of modelling
An article entitled "Model booted for being too skinny", published in the Sunday Times, points to a society with a very pear-shaped view of body weight. DietDoc comments. | 
