Kirsten Haglund was 19 when she became Miss America in 2008, one of the youngest beauty queens ever to win the national title. She used that platform to speak about what for her was a very sensitive subject: eating disorders.
Child actress Tracey Gold discusses her battle with anorexia with HLN's Dr. Drew.
In a vegan café in New York City, Nisha Moodley pushes a glass crusted with the remnants of a berry-açai-almond milk smoothie across the table and begins listing the foods she excised from her diet six years ago.
In March 2006, when Mia Walter's* 10-year-old daughter decided to quit gymnastics, the Chattanooga mom was almost relieved.
I have a question/problem regarding overeating. Being a college student and food science major, I am constantly thinking about food. I currently play Ultimate Frisbee and occasionally play badminton and go running. I eat extremely healthy, but the problem is I constantly think of food. Therefore, I overeat, and I gained 16 pounds in less than two years. Is there any way to control my self-will? I would like to lose 10 pounds. I am 5 feet 3 and 120 pounds, but it's not like I can cut out unhealthy food in my diet. Eating less is difficult because I do not want to go into starvation mode. Quick advice please?
"I'd go days without eating," she says in a clip of an upcoming episode of her show
The size 8 model, who battled anorexia and later became a plus-size model, says she has no plans to be a size 12 again
Just like the rest of us, Oprah Winfrey has her dark moments.
Isabelle Caro, who starred in a shocking ad campaign, died Nov. 17
In class, Eric Ostendorf fidgeted in his seat and constantly kicked his knees up for exercise. He'd ask to go to the restroom, where he would do 45 chin-ups using the bar between the stall walls.
"I realized I had struggled with self-acceptance my whole life," says the actress
Attention, please! Did you know that you should not talk about "fat" this week.
Binge eating should be included as an official psychiatric disorder in new mental health guidelines, but obesity should not, a group of medical experts is recommending.
The term "eating disorder" often suggests losing a dangerous amount of weight.
Is there a way to diagnose eating disorders in small children? When should a parent be concerned?
My son's 21-year-old girlfriend seems to be starving herself. When we first met her a couple of years ago, she was a beautiful, athletic, vibrant young woman. She started to do some part-time modeling about a year ago and that seems to be when the obsession with weight control began. We hadn't seen her in quite some time, as they both are enrolled in an out-of-state university. She recently stayed at our home for a few days over Christmas break and her appearance is shocking! She was always trim and fit, but now she looks like a skeleton. Her hair seems to be falling out and she doesn't look at all healthy. I asked my son if he has tried to get her to seek professional help, but he said she just gets very angry whenever he raises the subject and then won't talk to him for a week or more. Her own family doesn't seem to be concerned, but my wife and I certainly are. Do you have any suggestions as to how we might be able to help?
Eating pressure
updated: Mon Dec 01 2008 09:38:00
Coping with an eating disorder during the holidays can be difficult as Judy Fortin reports.
The sweet smell of sugar cookies baking filled the air in Kris Shock's kitchen.
Is thin still in? CNN's Alina Cho reports as New York Fashion Week gets under way.
"She has always been thin [and is] her daddy's daughter, with his long body," says mom
Marya Hornbacher's courageous memoir tracks her coming to terms with a difficult mental illness
A study shows that suicidal anorexics go beyond their disease in search of a way to die
Catherine Zeta-Jones is brushing off questions about her recent weight loss, saying she's merely exercising and eating well to keep her svelte figure.
The eternal enfant terrible of fashion photography, Oliviero Toscani, has roiled the fashion world with a revealing ad
An Italian fashion label has stirred debate by featuring a naked, anorexic model on billboards across the country in an effort to raise awareness of the illness.
A controversial anti-anorexia advertising campaign has launched in Italy, showing a gaunt looking French actress.
Models younger than 16 should be banned from catwalks during London Fashion Week over fears that some girls are developing eating disorders because of their work in the industry, fashion experts have recommended.
Ban sought on young models
For Natalie, it started in high school. She had always been a hearty eater, but increasingly, when life got stressful, she turned to food for comfort.
London Fashion Week got under way on Monday with the ongoing debate over ultra-skinny models continuing to distract from the styles on the catwalk.
The world's first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions at other venues.
Katharine McPhee's revelation that she has battled bulimia puts the American Idol runner-up in the company of millions of Americans.
Pushing a grocery cart loaded down with cereals, sandwich fixings and sweet treats up and down the aisles of her local store is one of Cindy's great joys.
Coffee-heart attack link clarified
Take 1: the FX network's new comedy series "Starved" is an audacious but ultimately fond and respectful look at Americans' obsessions with eating, dieting, and body image.
Fortune: EASTER BASKET CASESupdated: Mon Mar 21 2005 00:01:00
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