Eugenia Cooney is a «youtuber» and is anorexic, which has caused some Internet users and portals to ask to close her channel because she would be inducing anorexia to her more than 900,000 followers.
Eugenie Cooney It barely weighs 27 kilos, it is at the center of a bitter controversy on the Internet due to its extreme thinness. The serious health problem of the young woman, who refuses to admit that she suffers from anorexia, would not have attracted so much attention had it not been for the almost 900,000 subscribers of her channel, made up largely of girls between the ages of 12 and 21.
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A group of people sensitized to anorexia has promoted a petition on the portal Change.org to request the temporary closure of your channel considering that your videos -in some of which the young woman appears with half a body uncovered- lead to this disease. “Eugenia is a bad example for her young followers, fans and friends”, reads the portal card. The promoters of this initiative clarify that their intention is not to harm the girl, but to help her. «Eugenia Cooney has a serious medical situation and needs to seek help»they point out
In most of his videos and photos of InstagramThe popular ‘youtube’specializing in fashion and makeup, shows almost skeletal arms and legs.
«People say a lot of things about me, they like to talk about how I’m too skinny, comment on my body, I don’t even really understand why they like to talk about it. I’m like that naturally, that’s all.»affirms the young woman in one of her videos.
This week: Impressive cases of anorexia in Hollywood https://t.co/f9OUv6c3uE pic.twitter.com/C9gn3dvQ4c
– Your heart Viiiiibra (@Vibra1049) September 25, 2016
Many Internet users concerned about the negative influence that the young woman’s videos may have on their audience reproach her for not doing anything to increase her weight. “Youtube should not allow her to spread the bad example of her life. A proud bag of bones,” writes a Twitter user.
Another user decided to put the physical characteristics of the «youtuber» last year in a body mass index calculator. “Are you sure you entered your height and weight correctly? The calculated body mass index is so low that it is barely compatible with life, ”reads his comment.
I put @Eugenia_Cooney ‘s body stats (from last year) into a bmi calculator and here’s the result #helpeugeniacooney #whatdoyoueat pic.twitter.com/1EJwDX6tAn
— killing_it (@ItCallzombie) October 7, 2016
In her tweets, her fans show all their respect for the young woman, dedicate affectionate words to her and beg her to agree to undergo medical treatment. “I love her spirit, but I can’t see how you slowly kill yourself” either “Please get some treatment, there are a lot of people who love you”are some of the messages sent to the ‘youtube’.
«I’m worried about you. I know it’s hard to get over anorexia. I was anorexic 6 years ago. It was a battle”writes another user who decided to support Eugenia by sharing her experience.
@Eugenia_Cooney #staystrong #fightanorexia pic.twitter.com/kNUpmgVKRJ
— Nikki Fleming (@pinkfallen02) October 14, 2016
Dr. María José Castro, an expert in pathologies of eating behavior and professor at the University of Valladolid (Spain)warns that a 30% of anorexia cases resolvewhile a 20% “never heals”. In addition, remember, there are many cases in which, although the disorder disappears for long periods of time, a stress situation can «reveal it, even in short periods of time». In any case, anorexia can be prevented, he maintains. “The most important intervention in this type of disorder is prevention” since childhood, says the doctor.
According to a study carried out by the National University of Colombia, anorexia can be accompanied by «depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, substance abuse and personality disorders.»
«The problem of the obsession with thinness is seen much more in the United States than in Europe, and in Argentina more than in the rest of Latin America»according to the president of the Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies, Dr. Jorge Braguinsky.
Taken from News RT