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• New study reveals Facebook's impact on teenage girls' self-esteem

  According to the National Eating Disorders Association, as many as 10 million women are fighting a life-or-death battle with some type of eating disorder. In an effort to uncover the environmental and social factors that cause these negative behaviors, researchers from the University of Haifa in Israel studied Facebook's influence on young women. more...

• Mother speaks about her daughter's recovery from anorexia

  A mother of a woman who is formerly anorexic recently spoke about her daughter's condition with ABC News. Susan Blackmore eventually told her daughter that her eating disorder was unwelcome in their home. more...

• Boxing program teaches girls about self-esteem

  Raised in a devout Quaker household, Cece CuzaHoward never imagined that she would learn how to punch. However, a new program in California is teaching girls self-esteem through boxing, the LA Times reports. more...

• Parents start teen music program to promote self-esteem

  Two parents from Needham, Massachusetts founded Plugged In, which is a teen music program designed to promote self-esteem. The Christian Science Monitor reports that over the past nine years, the program has affected the lives of about 400 teenagers. more...

• Movie star admits former self-esteem issues

  This week, Rachael Leigh Cook, who rose to fame with the movie She's All That, recently told the media that she is on a campaign against Photoshop. Pop Eater reports that the starlet believes doctored images of celebrities have a potentially negative effect on young people's self-esteem. more...

• Schools across the country are issuing Fat Talk Free Week

  According to the National Eating Disorders Association, as many as 10 million women are living with some type of eating disorder. In an effort to help women improve their self-esteem, the University of Missouri-Kansas City has issued a Fat Talk Free Week, which is a national campaign to eliminate language harmful to body image, KansasCity.com reports. more...

• Reality TV star "Snooki" admits former eating disorder

  As many as 10 million females suffer from eating disorders in the U.S., and more than half of teenage girls engage in unhealthy weight-control behaviors, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. Because of the secretiveness and shame associated with anorexia and bulimia, the conditions often go untreated. more...