Anorexia kills 88-pound Brazilian model
Thursday, November 16, 2006
The Associated Press
The death of an anorexic model who weighed just 88 pounds has shocked fashion-conscious Brazil, where many young women dream of becoming the next Gisele Bundchen.
Ana Carolina Reston, 21, died Tuesday of generalized infection caused by anorexia nervosa, a disorder characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, a distorted self-image, a persistent aversion to food and severe weight-loss, said officials at Sao Paulo's Servior Publico Hospital.
"Take care for your children because their loss is irreparable," Reston's mother Miriam told the O Globo newspaper."Nothing can make the pain go away. No money in the world is worth the life of your child."
Reston began her modelling career at the age of 13 after winning a local beauty contest in her hometown Jundiai, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.
"Ever since she was a little girl, she dreamed of becoming a model. She would put on my shoes, dress and makeup and pose. At home she would eat, but I never knew what she did when she was travelling." said Ana Carolina's mother, Miriam Reston.
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I think that Ana Carolina Reston's death is very shocking. She had the waist size of a typical seven year old girl and she practically did not eat anything. Looking at pictures of anorexic models, i feel that it is very important for modelling agencies to teach them about proper, balanced foods and lifestyles. They should also offer medical support or more model's lives will be in danger.
