http://www.fitsugar.com/ Healthy, happy you. en http://www.fitsugar.com/150751 <p>If you're searching for information on the internet about eating disorders, you're bound to come across 2 girls' names, Ana and Mia.</p> <p>I've seen it phrased, "My Life With Ana," "Me and Mia," "PRO-Ana," and sadly, "Mia hates You." No, these aren't real girls' names. Ana is short for Anorexia and Mia is short for Bulimia. These nicknames are a way to <a href="http://www.compulsiveeating.com/pro-anorexiaandpro-bulimiainformation.htm?PHPSESSID=013a3c604b3f902bae13eb24b0b8e828" target="_blank">personify</a> eating disorders, and to make it easier for people to talk openly about them.</p> <p>Since it is <ahref="/150417">National Eating Disorders Awareness Week</a>, I thought you should know that there are so many "PRO-Ana" videos out there that sadly promote eating disorders. I found one video of a girl who was sick of it. She recovered from eating disorders herself, and made this video to reveal the <b>true</b> picture of what it means to go through it.<br /> <object width="425" height="350"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3gsVIAgxPYk"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3gsVIAgxPYk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></p> <p>I have a few more things to say on this subject, so </p> <p><a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/150751">read more</a></p> http://www.fitsugar.com/150751#comment ana anorexia bulimia Eating Disorder mia NEDAW Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:15:00 -0800 FitSugar http://www.fitsugar.com/150751