unhealthy dieting
Jan 23 2007, Asmita

According to a study conducted by experts at the University of Minnesota, teenaged girls who often read magazine articles about dieting and weight loss appear to be three times as likely to engage in extreme dieting practices, such as vomiting, purging...

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