VOCABULARY :

• Anorexia - Pronunciation - Definition - Etymology (merriam-webster.com)

• Anorexia Nervosa - Definition (answers.com)

• Anorexic - Synonyms (thesaurus.reference.com)

PICTURES :

See the poster
I'm so fat!!

NEWS :

• Clampdown on pro-anorexia websites urged (topnews.in)

  

FACTS :

• Kate Moss criticised over 'skinny is best' motto
  "Model Kate Moss has been criticised by campaigners after saying she lives by a slogan which encourages people with anorexia not to eat."
  "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."
  "Eating disorder charity Beat described the comments as "dangerous" and "very unhelpful" for sufferers."
  (BBC)

  

• Anorexia (symptom) = "the decreased sensation of appetite."
  (Wikipedia)

• Anorexia nervosa
  = "a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear
  of gaining weight."
  (Wikipedia)

• How common is anorexia? (health.yahoo.com)

  

• Facts: Anorexia
  What is anorexia?
  What are the warning signs of anorexia?
  What are the health consequences of anorexia?
  Where can I get help for a friend with anorexia?
  (youthnoise.com)

  

• Anorexia affects your whole body (4women.gov)

  

• Ravages of Anorexia (us.i1.yimg.com)
  
  

• Anorexia afflicts mostly young women (msnbcmedia3.msn.com)

  

• The Media's Influence on Teen Body Image (associatedcontent.com)

  

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES :

• Anorexia Nervosa - 30 questions (manythings.org)

WEBQUESTS :

• Anorexia - a webquest
  "First,we will learn about this eating disorder in order to be able to answer these and many other questions related to this topic and then we'll use all
  the information gathered to create our own project, which will consist in launching a campaign to prevent and fight anorexia in your school.
  In order to have an overall view of this illness, we are going to work in groups of three.
  Each member of the group will adopt a specific role so that you can get the information from different points of view:
  a nutritionist, a psychologist and somebody worried about a friend who is or may be an anorexic."
  (isabel.pericas.googlepages.com)

  

STORIES :

• Midlife Anorexia - One Woman's Story
  "Barbara Daub wanted to drop just a few pounds, but then she couldn't stop. A harrowing story of midlife anorexia."
  (goodhousekeeping.com)

  

• Anorexia: True Story (BBC)
  "Kate's friend Lorna had anorexia. She was clever at hiding the symptoms from her family and friends...
  Kate Jackson interviews her schoolfriend Lorna about her anorexia, and also her friends and family, about the warning signs they missed."
  

GAMES TO PRINT :

• Health: Body Image - Word Search (wordsearchfun.com)

CARTOONS :

• Kids can be cruel
  

  

SONGS :

• Anorexic Beauty - Pulp
  "Sitting alone on / a cold bar stool,
  / your cold, hard eyes make me feel a fool.
  / Pastel-white features, / high cheek-bones,
  scarlet-blooded lips and deathly tones.
  The girl of my nightmares, / sultry and corpse-like.
  The girl / of my / nightmares."
  (azlyrics.com)
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)

VIDEOS :

• My Anorexic Story (YouTube)