European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To your health summer obsession for thinness by Linda Rapattoni United press International summer evokes siniling images of sleek Lanned bodies strolling in the Sun an frolicking in pools of tool water fal is outland thin is  summer is also a cruel mean season when Many of America s 32 million obese women Lind illusions of slipping Inlo sexy swim Wear dissipated by the reality of Chunky thighs and Assof Tod flabby body parts summer moreover is the worst time of the year of people prone to eating disorders particularly women with Money who Ara 17 to 25 years old. Says or. Add a. Elda my a Long Beach psychiatrist. When bathing suit Lima arrives peer pressure to took Good Al the Beach and swimming Pool rises  Elda my said. While appearing to have a pleasant Lime Many women and some Mer. Feel tortured inside because they re no As thin As they feel they should  nearly everyone knows at least one person who is thin act still thinks she is Lal. The attitude is typical of a person with anorexia Nerosa. Anorexia is the intense ear of gaining weight and relays 1o a person who has kiss 25 percent or More of his or her Ideal body weight. Typically an anorexic looks in the Mirror and sees fat where there is none. Bulimia is another common eating disorder. Bulimics can be of Normal weight but have fallen into a pattern of Binge eating followed by self induced vomiting Over exercise or abuse of laxatives or diuretics to lose weight. A Harvard study last year showed up to 15parcent of High school and College students Suller from bulimia. Many bulimics recognize they have a problem although Many Are too embarrassed to seek professional help. Elda my said. Anorexics however do not realize they Are starving themselves by changing he Deliwala balance of chemicals in their bodies. The death Rale among people Wilh eating disorders who do not seek help is h percent Elda my said the psychiatrist who has an eating disorders clinic in Long Beach and is founder of anorexics bulimics Anonymous says that based on his own clinical observations Moie people arrive in emergency rooms from sating disorders in the summer time than any other season. A see More eating disorder patients because of Competition for thinness Elda my said. Ii puts a lot of pressure on Normal weight people to look like Twiggy Solook fashionable and even  Elda my who came to the United slates from Egypt eight years ago said in Egypt a woman of Normal weight is admired As most Beautiful because so Many around her Are under nourished. In the United states Wilh lha greater abundance of food obesity is a problem and models tend to be underweight Elda my would like to see thai changed i was in a mooting of fashion designers in new York last week and was fold voluptuous figures Are coming  Elda my said. Let s Hope we see Roal people  in the meantime Elda my suggests the fashion conscious be on guard for warning signs of impending Ealing disorders weight fluctuation. Obsession with weight and calories. Mild depression. Exaggerated diet. Over exercising. Feeling weak and tired. Eida my has Lew words of Hope for those faced with a Long summer of bulging flesh there in t a Quick immediate answer he said. I would say just avoid looking for Quick solutions because you la just put weight Bach on in a few months. Lse slowly one or two pounds a week walk a half hour four times a week Cut Down on calories slowly and do not deprive yourself of eating you cannot skip meals because later on you re going to  i Matt Inq