A disturbing new subculture has appeared on the Net:
pro-anorexia web
sites and mailing lists, organised by groups of young women who believe
that being morbidly thin is attractive, and more important than health.
The sites offer
commandments such as "thou shalt not eat without feeling guilty",
tips on how not to eat and how to hide your anorexia from caring people who
just don't understand, and encouragement to surrender to peer pressure
and constantly strive to be thinner.