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	from Joy Victory This past week French legislators took a bold step against eating disorders and ultra-thin fashion models by introducing a bill making it a crime to promote "extreme dieting." Whether or not you think this is a good idea, it's hard to ignore the high prevalence of eating disorders in the fashion industry.

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What Causes Eating Disorders?
While images of skeletal models walking down fashion runways certainly doesn't help, most eating disorders seem to stem from many different problems, all of them complicated.
- Eating Disorders Guide Matthew Tiemeyer

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Anorexia's Conflicting Emotions of Pride and Shame
Many people with anorexia and bulimia report feeling alternate feelings of pride (for achieving super-thinness) and shame (for not feeling thin enough).
- Eating Disorders Guide Matthew Tiemeyer

The Media's Influence on Eating Disorders
You'll never see a pimple, stray hair or even the hint of a double chin on the cover of any woman's magazine -- photo editors spend hours erasing any "flaws." People who counsel women with eating disorders often say these perfected images evoke something known as "negative thinking" about ourselves.
- Eating Disorders Guide Matthew Tiemeyer

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