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Louis Theroux and women with aneroxia

Anorexia films and documentaries must avoid being voyeuristic

3 November 2017

At last, Louis Theroux's Talking to Anorexia documentary offered a rare, nuanced take on one of the deadliest mental illnesses, says Lara Williams

Call obesity a disease and food a pathological agent? No thanks

Call obesity a disease and food a pathological agent? No thanks

18 May 2017

There is a rising trend to label obesity as a disease and even to liken tempting food to a pathogen. That's very unhelpful, says Lara Williams

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