Peaches Geldof: Friends Were Worried About Her Shocking Weight Loss

Peaches Geldof: Friends Were Worried About Her Shocking Weight Loss
Gerry tells the UK's Daily Mail that Peaches may have been suffering from an eating disorder before her death, just as her mother did before her. “I was worried about [Peaches'] weight loss. You could see that she was struggling with self-esteem issues …
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Lent an excuse, challenge for anorexics
Don't make it food related,” says Lynn Grefe, president and CEO of the National Eating Disorder Association, which offers a hotline (800-931-2237) for the eating-disordered and those worried about them. Most extreme of all, give up self-mortification …
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Indoor tanning by teens associated with eating disorder behaviors
Study authors used multivariate logistic regression to assess associations between recent indoor tanning use and recently attempting weight loss through the following behaviors: taking a pill, powder or liquid without physician consent; fasting for …
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