Anorexia statistics continue to prove that girls and boys, men and women are still dying to be thin. This need for control destroys not only the lives of the anorexics themselves, but the lives of those around from family to friends to coworkers, and only serves to further propagate the Medias’ unrealistic example of the “perfect” woman or man.

Anorexia statistics continue to prove that the unhealthy behaviors of anorexics are not fading away, but in some case they are actually be on the rise, especially in the male population. These behaviors include, but are not limited to refusing to eat, refusing to eat in front of people, dismorphic or unrealistic view of their own bodies, and exercising to extremes. These people are not only starving themselves to the point of death or near death, but should they survive and become recovering anorexics, they have often damaged vital organs and glands to the point where they are beyond repair.

This situation, as reflected in anorexia statistics often leads to premature death or reliance on continual medical treatments, such as kidney dialysis. According to the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health), 10% of all cases of anorexia end in death by ******* or self-inflicted ill-health or permanent debilitating health problems.

For loved one’s having to watch the people they care for, the pain is as excruciating for them as the patients, if not more. They see their family member, friend, or coworkers lose their hair, spend ever-increasing amounts of time at the doctor’s or dentist’s offices and often feel as helpless as the people they care about. They often believe themselves to be as unable to control or change the situation to a positive one, much the same as those they watch suffering and dying right before their eyes.

Some people are born with a predisposition towards anorexia, which is only exacerbated by the images they see billboards, in magazines and ads, and in movies and on television. And even though the fashion industry and clothing manufacturers are taking into account the statistical fact that women are and have been growing larger over the decades, even going so far as to no longer send size 0 models down the runway in this year’s latest designer fashions, for many the damage has already been done. Women and men, girls and boys are still pursuing the unrealistic.

The traits most often seen as factors that predispose certain people to the tendency toward becoming anorexic, according to mental health anorexia statistics and observations, include perfectionism and a controlling nature. The anorexia is often triggered by extreme events that occur in the lives of these individuals. They could be victims of rape, new mothers, or recently fired from their jobs. Loved one’s who are concerned with the health of another should suggest if not urge them to seek help, either through their personal physicians, mental health providers, groups specific to their needs, or any number of anorexia hotlines. There is help out there.

By: Wendy Pan

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Is it enough to go to such extremes as having a poster campaign, which was launched in Italy on Monday, September 24th 007, in the campaign for awareness of Anorexia. Will it have the right impact on society?

With the death of three models over the run of one year, the Fashion world stood up and took action against the disease. (a recap is listed below)

Girls starving themselves to point of their oragans failing, in order to have a glam career is what it’s come to in the Fashion World. But, anorexia has been around a long time, and it affects people all over the world. Eating disorders like anorexia can kill, and unfortunately it’s not the type of diseasae that can be easily fixable. There are no pills, there is no direct treatment that works for everyone, there is no physical reason for it to develop. Other than what’s in the mind of the anorexic, or bulemic.

Being educated in what’s going on in the world about anorexia is what this article is all about. Informing people of who is taking action, and why. Maybe other countries will join them, maybe even your own.

So, for the curious reader, the ones who want to learn about the disease, and how certain places are making it known that it won’t be tollerated any longer, I have tallied up some facts for you, about Italy, and Milan in particular. I love Models, I love Fashion Tv, and I write a lot of articles for Models because I think they should have a healthy and fabulous career. They deserve it, and the rest of the world deserves to be have healthy, strong viable youths. And it certainly seems to be on the horizon.

Here’s a recap of some of the facts:

Isabel Caro, an anorexic for over 13 years, posed **** for a series of photographs that are being displayed on billboards, and in a centerfold picture for a popular news paper in Italy.

Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, known for his disturbing photographs of aids victims, was the most appropriate choice for this sensitive issue. Isabel Caro is a young French woman, and she weighs just over 31 kilos, (68.2 lbs) as Milan’s Fashion Star, to promote the dangers of the disease of anorexia.

No Anorexia it states, No-l-ita.

The Fashion World has applauded the campaign sponsored by Italian clothing company Flash & Partners to publicize their fashion brand targeting young women.

The reactions from such a ***** truth about the disease runs extreme in both directions. Some health professionals are worried that envy from those suffering the disease may increase the competition anorexic’s often fall prey to. “This model should be in a hospital, not on a billboard, was reported to the BBC News in the Uk, by Health Professionals in Italy.

Giorgio Armani called the imagery shocking, and he thought it was “opportune” as a way of making people face up to the dangers of anorexia, which he said had little to do with models on catwalks. “Anorexia has reasons which are not linked to fashion. Even people who take no notice of fashion get anorexic,” he said.

Giorgio Armani has a distinct point. Unless you are a fashion guru, have time to fly to Milan, Paris and New York, for fashion shows, you aren’t really going to notice a runway Model, or even be able to name the ‘It’ girl of the week. Media such as television and magazine models all don’t necessarily walk the runways of the modeling industry. Infact, the weight loss pressures seen on television, and exaggerated stats on obesity in certain countries also do factor in on how the general public perceive the acceptable size of a beautiful woman. For this disease to be combated, everyone needs to take a piece of the responsibility.

Toscani himself (the controversial photographer) concluded that the disease of anorexia was not the fault of fashion, he was quoted to say. “It’s a much wider phenomenon, involving all the media and TV in particular. Television offers young women absurd models for success”.

Riccardo Dalle Grave, head of an Italian association dealing with eating disorders, wasn’t impressed by the use of an anorexic model for a publicity stunt.

“You can die from this disease,” he said. “If they really want to prevent it, it would be better to help young women accept a variety of body measurements and understand that beauty comes in all sizes”.

Dalle Grave admitted the campaign’s alarming images are getting the public talking, but said talking about anorexia with likely victims often wasn’t helpful. It could even spark “self-destructive behavior,” he said.

Fabiola De Clercq, leader of the ABA association for research into Anorexia and Bulimia, had reportedly referred to Toscani’s scandalous photo as “excessively crude”. She was quoted to have concerns about the impact having the right effect on girls suffering from the illness. “They could feel envious of the anorexic model photographed in an ad and think that they too can get thinner. Done this way, this campaign has no sense,” she said.

Corriere della Sera, a popular Italian newspaper refused to publish the crude photos, and it was picked up by their competition La Repubblica.

On the other side of the fence, there was reportedly a supporting statement for the anorexia awareness campaign from the Italian health ministry. The alarming image of Isabelle Caro could “open an original channel for communication” and “encourage people to shoulder their responsibilities in the area of anorexia,” said Minister Livia Turco.

The billboard was released to the public a week prior to the Fashion Show Week in Milan. It had the streets buzzing with curiosity, and in some cases praise for such an impacting statement in a single photograph.

Isabelle Caro, the star Model for Milan’s fashion week, was interviewed by Vanity Fair, where she openly discusses her silent struggles with anorexia. She expressed her reasoning for exposing her body in such a manner as ‘psychologically useful’.

She was quoted to say, “I’ve hidden myself and covered myself for too long. Now I want to show myself fearlessly, even though I know my body arouses repugnance”.

She certainly was brave to willingly be so utterly exposed, but with Toscani’s vision in control of the camera, a quality respectable and impacting statement was certain to be created. As long as people keep talking about the disease, and countries such as Italy show they care about young women, hopefully the disease will decrease in numbers among women.

It was a shocking day in Italy, when the ***** truth was exposed about the disease anorexia, the buzz on the street however, was supportive, receptive, and just like Milan, leading in the fashion trends, and standing strong for what they believe in!

By: Sacreeta Veneficus

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