more food for thought on "My First Diet"

Here's an interesting article that says self-loathing is not only common, but a prerequisite for female friendships:

Female ‘fat talk’ socially mandatory, study finds

also of note:
Spain bans skinny mannequins in stores. Program seeks to counter skeletal images in fashion

and
While one would assume that the schools' "healthy eating" programme would have positive effects, increasing numbers of children and teenagers are presenting to eating disorders services in Queensland with an initial history of "trying to be healthy".