Famous Quotes & Sayings

they hate their phobias and want to get rid of them. But these women with anorexia simply think, 'This is the way we are.'

For centuries, we have been under very false stereotypes and misconceptions about what causes anorexia nervosa.

Carre Otis

Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got out of control for me. It's like being an alcoholic and going and being a bartender.

Katie Lowes

In high school, I had a couple girlfriends who had very extreme eating disorders. Anorexia and bulimia. And in college as well. It's just heartbreaking. As someone going through it, it's heartbreaking. And as a friend who's helping a friend going through it, it's heartbreaking. It's a real, real disease.

I've struggled with anorexia since I was 11. I've also taken on bulimic tendencies more recently over the last few months.

Celia Imrie

Anorexia is an awful thing, but you get yourself into it, and only you can get yourself out of it.

Genes load the gun, and environment pulls the trigger. These people who are genetically disposed to anorexia nervosa may be more sensitive to those environmental triggers, like dieting after seeing a fashion magazine.

Our study shows a very clear and substantial biological component to anorexia nervosa, and my hope is that this will offer some support to patients and their families.

Dag Hammarskjold

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

Brittany Snow

A misperception about anorexia is that you don't eat. Not true. Maybe you eat just 500 calories a day. It would be easy for me to say, 'Why didn't my parents notice?' But I didn't want them to. I made sure to eat half a sandwich around my parents.