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I have been involved with the analysis of eating disorders for decades, as well as being involved with ballet and athletics, so I feel qualified to comment on this. I was quite surprised and disappointed when this dvd opened with a scathing reproach of all of ballet for promoting disease and destruction in young women. This distorted view is actually corrected later in the program, and the efforts of those in ballet to promote the best possible health of dancers are shown. In this competitive world people will sometimes go too far and make mistakes, but that is not the way it has to be. To be a successful dancer or athlete, excellent stength and health are required. A ballerina must have perfect muscle strength and tone and very strong bones, not just light weight(when lifting a ballerina you must not get the feeling that her ribs will crack! Do you really think ten pounds one way or the other make such a difference?). We also find some confusion here in what constitutes a psychiatric disorder and what is poor judgement. This is a very important distinction in eating problems. Anorexia nervosa is primarily characterized by a distortion of self image and not just by an effort to lose weight. We are shown the cases of a few women who just decided they were making some diet mistakes and decided not to remain excessively thin. One of these young ladies was said to have anorexia. Then why did she have a complete understanding of her body composition and decide on her own to fix it? Other more serious cases requiring psychiatric intervention are also presented. The program does discuss one important aspect that is not discussed elsewhere enough and that is eating disorders among men. Some conjecture is offered as to why it occurs less often among men than women. Do you really think men don't care about their appearance? Actually, differences in how eating disorders affect men and women are not well understood. It would also have been useful to examine another eating disorder that is connected with the desire to be thin and that is obesity. Even thought these distinctions are not brought out to my satisfaction in this program, I still think it is one of the best presentations available and I do recommend it. The real nature of the grief of these case studies is movingly portrayed.
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