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I used thinspiration sites to fuel my eating disorder

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I used thinspiration sites to fuel my eating disorder
Pictures of very thin celebrities like Victoria Beckham – once dubbed 'skeletal spice' – Mary-Kate Olsen and Angelina Jolie are frequently posted as inspirationally thin or 'thinspo'. "These websites advocate anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa as a …
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The problem with #thinspiration
But there still exists pictures of ultra-thin girls and the notorious pro-anorexia (pro-ana, for short) slogan, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” Both on Tumblr and Instagram, “thinspiration” and“thinspo” are restricted but not entirely …
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Fighting social media 'thinspiration' with messages of self-acceptance
Type the terms “#thinspiration,” “#thinspo” or “#ana” into various social media networks, and a disturbing underground world comes into focus. Images of emaciated legs and protruding ribs are flanked by words like “starving for perfection” and drastic …
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Dieters beware: Those before-and-after weight–loss photos aren't always legit

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Dieters beware: Those before-and-after weight–loss photos aren't always legit
Video: TODAY's national investigative correspondent reveals the deception behind some “before and after” weight-loss pictures, and shows how some companies manipulate images. Many weight-loss ads draw you in with dramatic "before-and-after photos" …
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How weight loss companies fake before-and-after photos
In an effort to prove Today's theory that clever lighting and styling are often used, Andrew Dixon, a personal trainer, took a series of before-and-after 'weight loss' shots within a matter of minutes. For the before shot, Mr Dixon suck out his …
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