Girls want to be anorexic
source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-08-04-wannarexic_N.htm
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"Some teenagers think "if they become thin, or get an eating disorder, they will be popular," said Kreipe, the medical director at the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders in Rochester.
While Kreipe had seen this phenomenon before, only recently has it acquired a name: wannarexia.
Most commonly found among teenage girls, wannarexia is a label describing those who claim to have anorexia, or wish they did. While wannarexia hasn't been studied, experts say a growing number of girls have a misguided desire to be anorexic to gain popularity or to lose weight."
While Kreipe had seen this phenomenon before, only recently has it acquired a name: wannarexia.
Most commonly found among teenage girls, wannarexia is a label describing those who claim to have anorexia, or wish they did. While wannarexia hasn't been studied, experts say a growing number of girls have a misguided desire to be anorexic to gain popularity or to lose weight."
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