Pro-anorexia websites showcase disturbing photos, commandments on being skinny and more. They normalize and encourage dangerous behavior relating to eating disorders. Extreme weight loss is applauded and female perfection is measured by the size of a girl's arms, legs and thighs. "...with the pressures to be thin in our culture, [these websites are] like placing a loaded gun in the hands of someone who is feeling suicidal." ‚ Holly Hoff of the National Eating Disorders Association. Source:
http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_past_20011004_c.jhtml;jsessionid=EET02WRV5ODSJLARAYFCFEQ
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