peacettw:

French model and actress Isabelle Caro who became an international symbol for her struggle with anorexia has died at the age of 28. Caro was featured unclothed in a shocking 2007 ad campaign to highlight the ailment, and brought Jessica Simpson to tears when she was interviewed in her television documentary series, 'The Price of Beauty.' Although her death was only announced today, her acting coach said that she actually passed away on Nov. 17 while working in Tokyo. Her billboard campaign, which was shot by photographer Oliviero Toscani and endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Health, ran in Milan to coincide with that city's Fashion Week. According to the Daily Mail, at that time Caro is reported to have weighed just 68lbs even though she was 5ft 4in in height. The controversial billboard was meant to raise awareness within the fashion industry about the eating disorder, but proved controversial with designers. At the time, Giorgio Armani challenged the connection between anorexia and the fashion industry, saying, "even people who take no notice of fashion get anorexic." Designers Dolce and Gabbana said that anorexia is a psychological ailment that has "nothing to do with fashion".

favouredjb:

I don't think we av this condition in naija

jay bee:

^^^
No we don't
We have malnutrition/kwashiorkor (mainly in children) not anorexia.

jay bee:

It's highly expected for such anomalies to occur in the wider continent but I'd seriously doubt this cases will be reported in Nigeria.
More often than not, anorexia is a lifestyle rather than a disease and i just fail to see how Nigerians will bring themselves that low so as to being accepted in the wider society.
Remember anorexic patients are prevalent in the modeling industry due to the industry need of the models maintaining a size zero body frame.