Isabelle Caro’s bold move to model for the “no anorexia” campaign is an action she will forever be remembered by. This campaign was started after a 21-year-old Brazilian model died from the eating disorder, Anorexia. Isabelle was also a well-known model before the downfall with her eating habits. Caro exposed all with a purpose to shock the world with her frightening condition.
Anorexia also known as Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and the refusal of food. In "Anorexia's Living Face", Caro talks about her struggle with this disorder and her road to recovery. She also explains many of her low points in her fight with the disorder. Isabelle states that her lowest weight was around fifty five pounds. This number is what made Caro’s simple picture on a billboard the reasons on lookers have realized there has to be a change in the modeling industry. It has too much of an influence on its models.
The pressure for Isabelle to be, and stay, thin in her prime years was the cause of her death. Caro’s purpose for going out on a limb and modeling nude was to “shock”. She confesses that the main cause of her disease was from the pressure to stay skinny while she was young in order to get all she could out of her short-lived modeling career. It is so sad to see how brave and willing to help Isabelle was. Hopefully her bravery will trigger something in struggling young people today, resulting in a change in eating disorder statistics.
Anorexia also known as Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and the refusal of food. In "Anorexia's Living Face", Caro talks about her struggle with this disorder and her road to recovery. She also explains many of her low points in her fight with the disorder. Isabelle states that her lowest weight was around fifty five pounds. This number is what made Caro’s simple picture on a billboard the reasons on lookers have realized there has to be a change in the modeling industry. It has too much of an influence on its models.
The pressure for Isabelle to be, and stay, thin in her prime years was the cause of her death. Caro’s purpose for going out on a limb and modeling nude was to “shock”. She confesses that the main cause of her disease was from the pressure to stay skinny while she was young in order to get all she could out of her short-lived modeling career. It is so sad to see how brave and willing to help Isabelle was. Hopefully her bravery will trigger something in struggling young people today, resulting in a change in eating disorder statistics.
Anorexia's Living Face. CBS News, 12 Oct. 2007. www.youtube.com. Web. 26 Feb. 2011
This video comes from the website youtube.com and has had over forty thousand views. It was originally aired on CBS news and was embedded to youtube.com for public view. This source is significant because it provides pictures and video of the effects of anorexia. This video also shows how much of an impact the modeling industry has on its models. Young people and even adults will be triggered by this shocking story and be convinced to make a change in their lives as well as make a change in their friends and families lives. The video provides many side effects and symptoms of anorexia and can be a learning experience for anyone who wants to learn about this disease or anyone who needs something to force them to change.
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