I decided to do a little research and see if anything came up more recently on this very topic, and here’s what I found:

• “Illness a costly burden: Insurance falls short for eating disorders” from the Chicago Tribune
• “Insurers’ Refusal To Cover Eating Disorders Prompts Lawsuits” from Psychiatric News
• “Treating anorexia: the question of insurance” from The Seattle Times
• “Anorexia Patients Denied Adequate Coverage” from Diet Blog

Any personal experiences? Any opinions? Share in the comments!

Contents © Copyright 2007 Kristen King

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Have an Eating Disorder? You May Not Be Able to Get (or keep) Health Insurance

Courtesy of TheSkinnyWebsite.com, you can see the spread and read about Angelina Jolie’s shocking weight loss, as well.

Although Nicole, Angelina, and other celebs like Lindsay Lohan and Mary-Kate Olsen have become the poster children for skinny celebrities, there are dozens of others whose too-slim stature raises eyebrows.

Celebrities-Suck.com has a “skin and bone” parade of skinny stars including Teri Hatcher, Brittany Murphy, and Mischa Barton, among others.

The LA Times has a slideshow of Hollywood’s Slimmest Stars that features Nicole, Ashlee Simpson, Keira Knightley, Lindsay, Kate Bosworth, Mary-Kate, and Calista Flockhart.

So what’s going on? On the one hand, we have perfectly healthy people like Jordin Sparks being called obese and get-real crusaders like Joy Nash ranting about discrimation against “fat” people (self-inflicted and otherwise), and then we have celebrities who are literally wasting away before our very eyes.

Have we become a nation of physical extremes? How does this affect your own body image?

Contents © Copyright 2007 Kristen King

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Scarily Skinny Celebs: Nicole, Angelina, Lindsay, Mary-Kate, and more