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Although never having had an eating disorder myself, I have been interested in the issue since I was young. I was a competitive gymnast back in the 1980s and that is a world where eating disorders... more

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    2 Stars Super Skinny? 24/08/2010
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    Advantages Advantages Informative, may help teenage girls

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Rather superficial, not the best book on this subject

    Although never having had an eating disorder myself, I have been interested in the issue since I was young. I was a competitive gymnast back in the 1980s and that is a world where eating disorders do creep in. Teenage gymnast Christy Henrich competed for the USA and once overheard a judge saying she looked fat. She developed an eating disorder which killed her at 22. Now I'm a mother of four teenage daughters, I worry about the subject from a whole new angle, especially as one of them is a size 6-8 and idolises those super-skinny celebrities. In a world where the media perpetuates the myth ... more

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EAN 9783409884013
Publisher Hodder
Type Fiction
Genre Children's
Title Weighing it Up

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