Nicole – I Don’t Have An Eating Disorder
November 1, 2006 by staralicious
Filed under Nicole Richie
US Weekly reports on Nicole Richie’s eating disorder:
On October 26, Nicole Richie’s rep announced that the size-0 actress, whose weight slipped to an estimated 87 pounds this summer, was undergoing treatment for her weight issues.
“I’m not in rehab, and I don’t have an eating disorder,†Richie tells Us. “I’m getting the help I need and taking care of my health.â€Â
Both Nicole’s dad, Lionel Richie, and mom, Brenda Harvey Richie, have been concerned for some time, say family insiders, and the 25-year-old starlet was deeply affected by her relatives’ shock when she arrived in Alabama to attend her grandmother’s October 21 funeral.
“They told her she was too skinny and it really hit home,†says a friend who attended the memorial. “It was a turning point.â€Â
Though Richie won’t confirm the nature of her treatment, Us has learned that she is being seen at a Newport Beach, California, facility, where she is undergoing doctor consultations and blood tests.
If, as she claims, she does not have an eating disorder, i.e. she is not suffering from anorexia, but rather a stress related ilness that causes a loss of appetite, then why does she also claim to be totally happy with her life as well. Surely one counteracts the other. I mean, if you are suffering from stress to the extent that it causes you to lose the amount of weight NIcole has, the that is a fair indication of a serious problem and is surely an eating disorder.
The other way of looking at it is reasonably happy, in which case she is in denial and does have an eating disorder.
Either way, I think denial is the problem and the sooner she gets the help she needs the better.
[tags]nicole richie, eating disorder[/tags]
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