A recent study from the University of Haifa has shown that the time spent on Facebook is directly linked to increased instances of anorexia, bulimia, and other side effects of a negative physical self-image.
One significant aspect of the study was the positive correlation between images of fashion online and on television and eating disorders.
Vogue editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani, after reading the results of the study, has started a petition against pro-anorexia (or "pro-ana") websites and blogs, noting that these sites were in fact worse than Facebook.
It may seem odd that someone so prominent in the fashion industry, an industry often accused of convincing young men and women to reach an unnatural thinness, is standing up against sites and blogs that promote eating disorders, but Sozzani believes the claims against the fashion industry are not what they seem.
To sign the petition against those pro-ana sites and blogs, please visit http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/petition-against-pro-anorexia-websites.
To read the full article, visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/18/franca-sozzani-anorexia-facebook_n_837456.html.
For those who may be suffering an eating disorder or those who know someone who may be suffering, please visit the National Eating Disorders Association's (NEDA) site for what resources are available to you: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/information-resources/.
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