06-02-2012, 12:42 PM
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Crazy world
Children under 10 in Northern Ireland treated for eating disordersWomen looking in the mirror Concerns have been raised about eating disorders in young children
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A number of children under 10 have been treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland for eating disorders.
The Department of Health has not published the exact number, but up to 12 children were hospitalised in the three years between 2007 and 2010.
Nearly 80 teenagers have received hospital treatment for conditions such as anorexia in the past five years.
It is understood up to £4m is spent each year on adults and teenagers who travel to England for treatment.
Ann McCann from the Eating Disorders Association said the organisation had dealt with a girl as young as eight, who had been bullied for being a "little bit overweight
This is so crazy!
06-02-2012, 03:02 PM
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It is crazy Jean, there's a wee Lass up near me who has Anoxeria and she's only 12. WHY has she got this..........Some Nasty Gang of Girls at her School teased her as she was a wee bit heavy.
I blame the likes of Posh Spice and those like her....All the Size Zero Nuts. Jeeeeze it doesn't even look good....they look awful.
06-02-2012, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by White Raven
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It is crazy Jean, there's a wee Lass up near me who has Anoxeria and she's only 12. WHY has she got this..........Some Nasty Gang of Girls at her School teased her as she was a wee bit heavy.I blame the likes of Posh Spice and those like her....All the Size Zero Nuts. Jeeeeze it doesn't even look good....they look awful.
They have the bodies of starving waifs not women and give a bad example to young girls.
I think it is sad so many families don't seem to have family meals nowadays where everyone sits around the table and the children eat proper meals.
07-02-2012, 12:49 AM
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I reckon this so-called fad started back in the 60s with supermodels such as Twiggy, then it changed to more well-rounded lasses, and back again to the Kate Moss skin and bone look.This is all down to model agencies and media saying that fat is ugly and thin is beautiful, which most certainly does have a big effect on young girls today, but it should not affect children. Ultimately, the eating habits of children has to lie with the mother or father who is the child's carer.
I hate to see seriously overweight children but, by the same token, I'd hate to see a child wasting way.
As Annie said, it's vital for families to sit down together and eat nourishing meals, rather than give kids a few quid to spend at KFC or McDonalds, but I imagine that's a thing of the past in many households. Blimey, I've seen young teenager girls grotesquely overweight, but nine times out of 10, their parents are the same. No structure in their eating regime is the case.
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