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A Mirror Tells No Lies Imagine an emancipated young girl staring at herself in the mirror and seeing only fat. Picture the young girl’s parents watching their daughter literally whither away to nothing. These are the constant struggles and fears felt within a family dealing with an eating disorder. As our society continues to focus its attention on being thin, the prevalence of eating disorders in this era is rapidly increasing. Food obsessions, such …

…the truth is realized: we happen to live in a weight-conscious, fashion-conscious, diet-conscious society that puts a premium on good looks, isn’t very tolerant of physical imperfection, and sends out a message suggesting that people who are thin and trim are somehow smarter, luckier, more interesting than, and generally superior to, those who aren’t. When will the quality of life and the person within us all become more valuable than our physical appearance?