Camilla: Glossy magazines and my fear for girls who crash diet to look like models

By Rebecca English
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Young women who go on drastic diets to copy celebrities face a ‘ticking timebomb’ by putting themselves at risk of osteoporosis, the Duchess of Cornwall has warned.

In particular, she highlighted the need for women’s magazines to be more responsible about their use of thin models and the way in which they encourage girls to perceive themselves as overweight.

In yesterday’s Mail, Camilla described her anguish at losing her beloved mother, the Honourable Rosalind Shand, to the cruel fragile-bone disease.

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What are some of the serious health implications associated with eating disorders that may not be as well-known?  If you have a loved one suffering with an eating disorder, how might you gently encourage them to seek the appropriate help they need?