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Gabrielle Carteris, former star of "Beverly Hills 90210," addressed
University students on the dangers of eating disorders.
Carteris was this week's First-Year FOCUS speaker in place of Tracey
Gold who could not attend the event for "personal reasons."
The presentation began with Carteris having students draw what they
thought their bodies looked like and she then traced their bodies on the
same piece of paper.
Carteris said this exercise was originally done with 9-year-olds to show
the way people perceive their selves begins from a very young age. She
said that, on average, people draw themselves four to five inches bigger
than they actually are. Almost everyone on stage lived up to this
average.
Carteris, who struggled with permarexia, the state of always being on a
diet, said she began dieting because she associated beauty with thinness
and felt the pressure of being beautiful from her mother.
"Statistics say 86 percent of people with eating disorders are under 20
and 10 percent of people with eating disorders are men," Carteris said.
"But I assert that it's more because those numbers are just based on
anorexia and bulimia and with guys there's a lot of shame connected to
it."
Carteris showed covers of 10 popular magazines and every one of them had
something about dieting on it. She impressed upon us how much time and
money are spent on airbrushing.
"Guys, don't you agree, you're looking for real women, not Jennifer
[Aniston] and we're not looking to date Brad Pitt, we want normal guy,"
she said. "I love my husband and he's no Brad and he loves me and I'm no
Jennifer," she said.
She concluded the program with reminding everyone to celebrate their
bodies.
After the success of last year's Freshman FOCUS program, the Dean of
Students Office is sponsoring this semester's First-Year FOCUS program.
The First-Year Program is five weeks long and hosts speakers who talk on
a variety of issues.
The first program was titled "Character: The Ultimate Survivor Tool" and
featured Ethan Zohn, the winner of "Survivor Africa." His spoke about
his experience on the show and the importance of character and how it
affects an individual's decisions.
"Better Grades in Less Time" was last week's program, which focused on
study skills, including strategies and techniques.
We designed the program with new students in mind. We know they're
going to betting the academic information they need and we want to also
make sure they get the social balance," Lynda O'Malley, the associate
dean of students, said. "But all of our programs are open to everyone.
There were many upperclassmen at the study skills program."
Last night's program featured Gabrielle Carteris in "Dying to Be Thin."
Carteris who was one of the stars of "Beverly Hills 90210" spoke about
her battle with permarexia, a widely unknown and misunderstood disorder.
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The victims of permarexia by Kate Rew
Photo below a model getting ready for the catwalk.
