P487 Teletext 487 Jun25 23:27:48 ——————————————————————————— BREAKING BAD FOOD HABITS W Playground taunts of "fatty" are enough to make some girls, and increasingly boys, start diets that spiral into serious eating disorders. Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder (like bulimia, but without the mes-use of laxatives and vomiting), now affect five per cent of young women. Dissatisfaction with appearance however is only one of the many reasons people suffer from these conditions. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— When fans get fanatical 628 CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS! p488 Love Stars Kids City news TV guideP487 Teletext 487 Jun25 23:17:57 ————————————————————————————— BREAKING BAD FOOD HABITS People with eating disorders suffer for individual reasons. Therapist Beechy Colcough addresses this in his book, It's Not What You Eat It's Why You Eat It, (Vermilion £8.99). Common factors that contribute to eating disorders are: Low self-esteem Childhood trauma A perfectionist attitude Media images of slim women ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— When fans get fanatical 628 CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS! p488 Love Stars Kids City news TV guideP487 Teletext 487 Jun25 23:16:37 ————————————————————————————— BREAKING BAD FOOD HABITS Beechy Colcough is famous for weaning Elton John off cocaine, alcohol and the binge purge cycle of bulimia. Eating disorders are like any addiction Self-esteem needs to bj improved and the causes behind the problem addressed His book encourages sufferers to fight the "weight war". It demands serious self-assessment and offers practical advice on how to cure yourself once and for all. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— When fans get fanatical 628 CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS! p488 Love Stars Kids City news TV guide