Warning As Super-Slim Celebrities Drive New Mums to 'Pregorexia' ; More and More Expectant Mothers Are Suffering From Eating Disorders, Binge-Eating and Vomiting During Their Pregnancy
Wales on Sunday › July 05, 2009
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SUPER-SLIM celebrities are driving expectant Welsh mums to take drastic - and dangerous - steps to shed their baby pounds, experts have warned.
In an effort to emulate Hollywood's slender ideal, stressed-out mothers-to-be are hitting the gym and following restrictive eating plans even before the arrival of their unborn child.See the full content of this document
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Warning As Super-Slim Celebrities Drive New Mums to 'Pregorexia' ; More and More Expectant Mothers Are Suffering From Eating Disorders, Binge-Eating and Vomiting During Their Pregnancy
And, in an attempt to maintain their pre-pregnancy figures and achieve a barely-there bump, some are even using laxatives and banishing carbohydrates - an essential energy source - from their diets.
Experts believe as many as one in 20 expectant women suffer eating disorders, sometimes dubbed "pregorexia", while others believe there has been an 80% surge in the number of new mums so desperate ...See the full content of this document
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