Hope Virgo knew something was wrong. She also knew that if she didn’t get help, her condition would worsen. But when she went to the doctor to ask for help, she says she was refused treatment.
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9 useful online resources for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
You may see the hashtag #NEDAwareness trending this week. The hashtag stands for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a movement that lasts from February 25 to March 3, which aims to combat society’s beauty standards and promote self-acceptance….
View More 9 useful online resources for National Eating Disorders Awareness WeekOlympian Adam Rippon speaks out about his starvation diet
Olympian Adam Rippon has spoken candidly about his starvation diet for the same reason he publicly came out: to start a conversation.
The U.S. figure skating champion told the New York Times of his incredibly strict 2016 diet, which consisted of three pieces of bread and not much else.
“It was 2016, and Rippon was subsisting mostly on a daily diet of three slices of whole grain bread topped with miserly pats of the spread I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter,” Times sports reporter Karen Crouse wrote. “He supplemented his ‘meals’ with three cups of coffee, each sweetened with six packs of Splenda.” Read more…
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