This morning, while scrolling on Facebook, I came across a story on Frances Chan, a 20 year old Yale student who was forced to gain weight by Yale health authorities. Frances is petite – about 5’2″ in height and 90 lb, according to reports. Yes, this is very light for her height, but it isn’t […]
If you think “standards” in North America are too thin, you’d be in for a shock when if you compare yourself to this chart from Korea (note: everything is in metric, in increments of 2 cm and height is roughly 5′ to 5’7″), which I discovered while reading a post from Bread, Butter and Champagne. […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz The woman who graced the No-Anorexia ad in 2007 has died from complications of the very disease. Isabelle Caro, 28, appeared in the above ad which coinicided with Milan Fashion Week that year. Once again, critics are blaming the fashion industry for promoting the disease and are ranting about how size zero […]
