Costa-Font, Joan 
ORCID: 0000-0001-7174-7919 and Jofre-Bonet, Mireia
(2012)
Research news: Anorexia and distorted self image of younger women, Joan Costa-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet.
LSE Health and Social Care
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Abstract
Policy interventions to curb the parallel epidemics of excessive preoccupation with self-image and food disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia, are increasingly being used, including the regulation of the fashion industry and advertisements, as well as support campaigns through social networks and the media. In some European countries, there has been increasing debate over the conditions, especially since the Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston died from anorexia in 2006.
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/healthandsocialcare/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2017 10:13 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 18:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/77786 |
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