Dieting, Obesity, Anorexia....

So, France is moving to ban extreme thinness (France works to ban promoting extreme thinness). Will it work to combat the numbers of people who live with the reality of anorexia or bulimia?

I think that approach is a bit too simplistic. I also believe that it can't hurt. Those models look positively unhealthy and - to tell you the truth - positively unhappy. the problem is eating disorders, be they losing too much weight or gaining too much weight, are much more complex than this.

One of the problems is that no matter what you weigh, someone has a comment. Some people re thin and can't gain weight, even if they want to. While this may seem like nirvana to someone who is trying to lose weight, it's not a good thing for someone who is too skinny and isn't that way on purpose. Some people have just as hard a time gaining weight as others have losing it.

b5Media has a few good blogs that are geared towards eating and I think you may want to check them out. Breaking the Mirror is run by Angelique. She tackles the issues of anorexia. Weighting Line is a newcomer. Blogger Hope discusses the walk through weight loss.

Over at Eating Fabulous, Ruth discusses eating well and Jul writes about things all vegetarian over at Veggie Chic.

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