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ANOREXIA and bulimia are the two most common eating disorders. Each has its unique characteristics. Yet, as we shall see, both can be dangerous – even deadly.

Anorexia Self-Starvation

Anorexia sufferers, anorexics, either refuse to eat or eat in such small amounts that they become malnourished. Consider 17-year-old Antoinette, who says that at one point her weight may have dropped to 82 pounds [37 kg]—very low for a teenager five feet seven inches [170 cm] tall. “I ate no more than 250 calories a day and kept a notebook about what I ate,” she says.

Anorexics are obsessed with food, and they will go to extreme lengths to avoid gaining weight. “I started to spit my food out in a napkin pretending I was wiping my mouth,” says Heather. Susan strenuously exercised to keep her weight down. “Virtually every day,” she says, “I ran eight miles [12 km], or swam for an

Reflecting on her teen years, Jean vividly recalls being a target of teasing and ridicule. The reason? She was the tallest and largest girl in her class at school. But that was not all. “Even worse than being big, I was shy and socially awkward,” says Jean. “I was often lonely, wanting to fit in somewhere, but most of the time I felt like an outsider.”

Jean was convinced that her size was the cause of all her problems and that a lean, trim figure would fix everything. Not that Jean was obese. On the contrary, at six feet [183 cm] tall and 145 pounds [66 kg], she wasn’t overweight. Nevertheless, Jean felt fat, and at age 23 she decided to lose weight. ‘When I’m thin,’ she reasoned, ‘other people will want me around. At last, I will feel accepted and special.’

“That kind of foolish logic led to a twelve-year trap

As he made his debut on the world stage, President Benigno Aquino III pushed for a global version of Filipino People Power to battle inequality and promote equitable progress in the world.

Speaking before the 65th United Nations General Assembly in New York early Saturday (Manila time), Aquino said this can be achieved with dialogue, solidarity and communal responsibility.

“For so many times in our history, my people have shown that united, nothing is impossible. We call this People Power. It is my earnest hope and in the greatest interest of humanity that we harness the energies of dialogue, solidarity and communal responsibility so that a global people power towards equitable progress may be achieved,” he said.

People Power was the social phenomenon that catapulted Aquino’s late mother Corazon to the presidency in 1986, when a bloodless uprising toppled strongman Ferdinand Marcos from power.

Mr. Aquino noted that in an increasingly globalized world, the

An inverted flag, as displayed behind President Aquino when he met with President Obama and other ASEAN leaders, implies a state of war. But it was just ‘an honest mistake,’ said U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Rebecca Thompson.

The flag of the Philippines, third from right, was mistakenly displayed upside down (blue on bottom) behind President Benigno Aquino III, who is seated next to President Obama and, at left, Hu Jintao, the leader of China. (AFP/Getty Images / September 24, 2010)

Even in the world of diplomacy, there are times when language has to be clear and unmistakable – like after a flag is mistakenly displayed in a way to imply there is a state of war.

The Philippine flag was displayed upside down behind President Benigno Aquino III when he met with President Obama and other leaders of the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday.

“This was an honest

Ang sexy talaga ni Love sa Bench pictorial nya. Enjoy mga pari.

Nice and beautiful body..

 Love Poe is the newest Bench Body endorser and her billboard at Guadalupe will be uncovered today showing her looking so innocently seductive in her undies. The endorsement says “Love + Sexy= Lovi Poe”. How did she get ready for the pictorial? “No preparation,” she says. “They just informed na I’d be Bench Body model than pictorial na agad two weeks ago lang. I had seven changes of undies for the pictorial, and they chose three different poses.”

So does this mean. she’s now ready for FHM? “No. Maybe later. However, as of now, I’m not comfortable doing it for a men’s magazine.”

Her abdomen is so flat and her waist so tiny. What exercise does she do? “Nothing. I’m just lucky when I gain weight, hindi tumataba ang waist ko but my face and arms.”

We notice that she has two tattoos on her side, one says “my