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The Growing Phenomenon of Pregorexia

Posted on August 14, 2008

The majority of us are well aware of the pressure to be perfectly slim and sculpted. Now the stress of looking svelte has reached pregnant women, some of whom have begun dieting and exercising excessively to be thin. To describe this latest phenomenon, the press has chosen pregorexia, following in the footsteps of other trendy terms like drunkorexia and orthorexia and the media and blogosphere have been abuzz about it all week. New Zealand and England in particular have seen an increase in expectant moms restricting their eating and upping their workouts to try to stay trim. Not...

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