Anorexia claims another model's life

[Haole Girl]

This is just sad. :cry:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061116/hl_nm/brazil_model_dc

Brazil mourns as anorexia claims another model's life

By Andrei Khalip
Thu Nov 16, 3:07 PM ET

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - The mother of a Brazilian fashion model who died from complications of anorexia has made an emotional appeal for parents to take better care of aspiring young models.

The death of Ana Carolina Reston, 21, follows growing criticism of the use of underweight models in the fashion world, an issue given new significance after the death in August of Uruguayan model Luisel Ramos of heart failure during a fashion show in Montevideo.

Reston died on Tuesday in a Sao Paulo hospital from a generalized infection caused by anorexia, an eating disorder in which sufferers obsessively deprive themselves of food in pursuit of an ultra-slim look.

[SeattleGirl]

1. I read that yesterday. She weighed 88 pounds at the time of her

death. It is sad, indeed.

[Haole Girl]

2. I've sort of stayed away from the news this week...

...even though I'm normally addicted to it. 88 lbs? Incredible. :-(

[SeattleGirl]

4. Yep. And, in addition to anorexia, she was also bulemic.

:cry:

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. Eighty-eight pounds

and 5' 8".

I'm sorry she had to die, but if it brings attention to this hideous disease, maybe it won't be for naught.

[Haole Girl]

5. Good point.

I liked this photo of her: