Charity hits out at veteran broadcaster for views that rise in anorexia and bulimia in teens is because they are preoccupied with being beautiful and thinA claim by Joan Bakewell that higher rates of anorexia and bulimia are down to teenagers’ “narcissism” has been criticised as “unhelpful at the best and harmful at the worst” by the chief executive of the country’s main eating disorders charity.
The broadcaster,who is chairing the Wellcome book prize judging panel, said she was alarmed” by the condition in young people but suggested it was a sign of the “overindulgence of our society”.
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Source: theguardian.com