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Are We Making Matters Worse By All The Body Image Chatter?

September 3, 2009 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

Sept. 3, 2009 Lots of chatter on Twitter about yesterday's Jezebel piece and the WSJ article about dieting 4th graders. It leads off, "In 1986, 80% of fourth-grade girls were dieting. Wall Street … [Read more...]

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