Anorexia Nervosa“There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore.” - Laurie Halse Anderson |
Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by the loss of more weight than is considered healthy for a person's height. Girls are especially victimized by this disorder. Because of the images of bodies portrayed by the media, girls lose an unhealthy amount of weight. The ideal weight of women in movies and magazines has come to the point of anorexia. Since these women are idolized, people strrive to be and look just like them. This, in turn, has resulted in major weight loss in people to too far of an extent. The celebrities below suffer from this disorder in order to keep up with the standard of beauty the media sets forth.
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Celebrities: Then & Now
These pictures show celebrities that suffer from anorexia. As you can see from the before pictures, their bodies were originally healthy-looking. After major weight loss, their bodies are now too thin and sickly. The media played a part in them doubting the beauty and health of their original bodies.
Mary Kate OlsenThen: Healthy-sized arms and torso.
Keira KnightleyThen: Healthy-sized thighs and abdomen.
Nicole RichieThen: Overall, body was a healthy size and weight.
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Mary Kate OlsenNow: Bony back and stick arms.
Keira KnightleyNow: Unhealthy-sized thighs and very thin upper body.
Nicole RichieNow: Barely any fat on her body; very bony and unhealthy in appearance.
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