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Kate Winslet Slams 'Ultra-Thin' Glamorization

drgreggjantz | 13 December, 2006 20:09

I read an article that had some interesting statements by Hollywood star Kate Winslet.

She stated that finds the glamorization of ultra-thin "size zero" models and actresses "unbelievably disturbing" and says she keeps magazines featuring such women away from her 6-year-old daughter.

The 31-year-old Winslet, who burst on the movie scene in "Titanic" and stars in the current romantic comedy "The Holiday," said it was "unbelievably disturbing what's going on at the moment" with the popularity of the ultra-thin.

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Teen Use of Eating Disorders Web Sites on the Rise

drgreggjantz | 13 December, 2006 19:56

Teen Use of Eating Disorders Web Sites on the Rise I just read an article on the internet titled Teen Use of Eating Disorders Web Sites on the Rise. The article was in regards to a study about teens with eating disorders and their use of the Internet. This article had some disturbing statistics.

According to the study, nearly half of all the teens had visited an eating disorder Web site. The bad news was that 41 percent had visited a pro-eating disorder Web site, while 36 percent had visited a pro-recovery Web site. Twenty-five percent had been to both types of sites.

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