(Source: International Herald Tribune)
Just when people are starting to get over the nausea of watching one man make himself ill by gorging on McDonald's food for a month straight, the British Television Station Channel Four plans to unveil a documentary called Super-Skinny Me: The Race to Size Zero. The film will focus on a group of female journalists who crash-diet in hopes of dropping to a size 2 (equal to a US size 00). Channel Four is hoping that the results will provoke similar discussion and debate as Morgan Spurlock's 2004 film, Super Size Me.
A spokesman for Channel Four explains, "This documentary will highlight the dangers of aiming for a super-skinny look, and expose the serious health risks of extreme weight-loss methods, all of which are already in the public domain."
Britain's Eating Disorder Association said it had worries about the potential health effects on those taking part in the documentary, but Channel Four assured them that, "at every stage of filming there will be continuous full medical support and expert guidance at hand."
