Pro-Anorexia Websites Send Convoluted and Deadly Messages, Study Finds

[babylonsister]

I had no idea these even existed. :scared:

Video at link~

Pro-Anorexia Websites Send Convoluted and Deadly Messages, Study Finds
A Large Review of 'Pro-Ana' Websites Finds Deadly Advice Alongside Dangerous Support


If ever there was an example of words that could kill, a "pro-ana" or "pro-mia" website could be a contender.
Some Web sites offer support and encouragement for eating disorders.

"Ana" stands for anorexia and just as the name implies, the "pro-ana" and "pro-mia" (for bulimia) websites encourage starving yourself and explain how to do it.

Johanna Kandel, 31, said she used to read memoirs of anorexics to feed her obsession with losing weight. Now nine years after her decade-long battle with anorexia, she sees the same inclinations in people visiting "pro-ana" sites.

"It's making it a lot more accessible, not only to get tips ... they actually get supported by one another to become more engrossed in their eating disorder," said Kandel, who founded the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/pro-ana-websites-encourage-eating-disorders-send-mixed/story?id=10944783

[The Magistrate]

1. Rule Thirty-Four, Ma'am....

[babylonsister]

2. ??

I unfortunately don't know what that means. If I google, will I find it? :hi:

[The Magistrate]

3. Check Your In-Box, Ma'am....

[PCIntern]

4. "rule 34" means that

fi something exists, there has been porn made of it...

[SocialistLez]

5. They needed a study to figure that out?!? NT