PUBLIC MARKS from vacelts with tag anorexia

I tuned into the PBS documentary “Growing Up Online” last night on Frontline for two reasons. As a member of Generation X, I’m just on the outskirts of this technologically suave generation and am striving to keep up with them. And as a mother of toddlers, I will be faced with raising children smack in the middle of this generation.

Apparently my recent post about a new study that confirms that dieting does not work has ruffled the feathers of a Pro-Ana group. Pro-Ana are people who believe that anorexia is a way of life, or a lifestyle choice if you prefer, instead of a mental disorder. Here is my response.