Strong Not Skinny

A  documentary by BBC centering on people with anorexia nervosa, follows the life of Lavinia Walker who is a member of the pr-anorexia movement. The members of the movement don't see anorexia as a disease, rather, as a "lifestyle choice".

An article from The Telegraph : I got diagnosed with my eating disorder at the age of nine. I remember playing tag in the schoolyard with my friends and running around because I wanted to lose weight. I remember throwing out food in class. When celebrating my birthday, I never wanted a cake; I wanted healthy snacks and told everybody that I didn’t like sweets. By the age of 10, I had already invented lies about food allergies. I became a vegetarian and decided that I wasn’t allowed sugar. The disgust I felt towards my body developed during a period of abuse. I was sexually abused by a family member from the age of five. It lasted until I was 12 and it has made me hate my body. I find it impossible to live with my body, so I have always tried to separate myself from it. Starving myself is a way to make it disappear, to vanish, to clean, purify and punish it. I am very open about my anorexia. I know that I am insanely skinny. I gave up hiding it when I was 16. Before that, I did crazy th

Anorexia does not pick an age to attack. This article  relays how children showed signs of anorexia nervosa at a young age.

What are  the facts about anorexia nervosa? With many fictitious information floating around in the world today, it is important to educate ourselves as to what is real and what is not. This video  sheds light on 5 facts about anorexia nervosa.