Wednesday, 24 January 2007

In the Media...

Ana Carolina Reston

Anorexia claimed the life of model; Ana Carolina Reston (left) who died on 14th November 2006, in Sao Paulo, Brazil; from a generalised infection caused by anorexia.
She was 5'8'' tall and weighed only 88 pounds. Doctors consider this weight normal for a 12-year-old girl who is no more than 5 feet tall. Her mother has since revealed to the press that her diet, since the last two months, consisted only of apples and tomatoes.

Reston's death is set to strengthen claims of links between the fashion industry and eating disorders. It comes shortly after one of Europe's most prestigious catwalk shows, in the Spanish Capital,banned models with a body mass index of less than 18. Body mass index is a calculation doctors normally apply to study obesity, and anyone with index below 18.5 is considered underweight. At the time of her death, Ana had a Body Mass Index of 13.4.

This article shows that people are affected by eating disorders all around the world, and one of the major influences being the fashion industry, fortunatley for Ana she was unable to control anorexia and it resulted in her death.

by neema

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