Saturday, October 18, 2008
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http://www.benettontalk.com/wanted-beauty-aliveYou had just learn about the topic on Eating Disorder
Did you know the 1st model who died from anorexia;
Luisel Ramos, was reported to have adopted a diet of lettuce leaves and Diet Coke for the three months before her death in 2nd August 2006.
Eliana Ramos, Younger sister of Luisel, was also found dead at her grandparent's house in 13th February 2007. The cause of her death, an apparent heart attack, believed to be related to malnutrition, similiar to her sister Luisel.
Take a look at these pictures of models that look like a bag of skeletons
Countries such as Spain has signed an agreement to ban Model with BMI below 18. What influence does all these models has on teenagers nowadays is quite apparent as they tries out on all sorts of ways and diet to lost as much weight in the shortest possible time.
In Singapore, more than
eight in ten want to change the way they look, while six in ten feel bad about themselves because of looks or weight.
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/259641/1/.htmlNow lets take a look at this educational video available at BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/eatingdisorders/preview.weml Each student can also sign up for trial membership where you can visit nutrition related or other subjects related video. After watching the video, student should do a discussion and post their comments and thoughts with the following as your guides:
1) What do you think school/goverment and media could do to help break the increasing trend of eating disorders?
2) What about their peer influence that is affecting teens very own perspective of themselves?
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