Thin

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The combination of pictures and words from both medical professionals and those so deep into this horrid disease are breathtaking. You get to see what anorexia and bulimia do, not only to the body but to the spirit. This negates the common idea that anorexia occurs because of 1. the media and 2. because girls want to look like models. If this was true, why would we have girls who want to die, and who do die because of these horrible eating disorders? The HBO special follows the story of 4 people - the book follows many: anorexic, bulimic, compulsive over eaters. It focuses on the WHY, not the how (which can be used against the negative mind if given to someone who has an eating disorder or predisposition to one) and what this residential centre does to help those who are inflicted with these disorders. It gives hope to those who suffer and those who watch others suffer. Also great for the professional because it is a new way of looking at these diseases. Beautiful pictures and beautiful words. Thank you for creating this and the documentary.

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Best Book in this Field

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in this field or in eating disorders in general.

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An eye opener

This book is amazing to look at and read. Vivid--sometimes brutal--photographs throughout show you what eating disorders REALLY do to the victims -- and their families. It's touching, but also very haunting. As I said, this is a definite eye-opener and brushes away alot of the popular myths of these ravaging illnesses. It will leave you speechless.

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