With summer quickly approaching, high schools students feel the pressure to be thin and lose weight more now than ever. Several Internet sites are exploiting by promoting a "pro-anorexia lifestyle" that encourages starving oneself to lose weight. Since anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder, these pro-anorexia websites are really disturbing and dangerous. The websites show pictures of teen celebrities who have anorexia which serve as "thinsporation," for girls and young women seeking to replicate the thinness in their idols. Online teenagers can find reasons not to eat and ways to hide their disorder. Read more online from CNSNews.com.

Frances Berg, an expert in eating disorders in teenagers and the author of Underage and Overweight, offers seven key points to raise healthy weight children and prevent adolescent eating disorders. The steps include normalizing activities and eating, communicating feelings and promoting positive body image and self-esteem. Read all seven steps for parents to promote healthy lifestyles online.

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