From an article in the Beauty (?) section of The Times Online:
- According to designer Michael Kors, "in Hollywood, nobody breathes what size they are unless it's a 2 (Australian 8)".
- An increasing number of American women are working towards achieving a size zero, which really doesn't translate into Australian adult women's sizing. Some Hollywood women are even achieving "double zero", "negative zero" and "XXS".
- "Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication such as Adderall can cause weight loss. The telephone numbers of shonky doctors prepared to prescribe strange cocktails of drugs get passed around among friends."
- "Italian food" now means steamed fish, lemon and salads.
- Hollywood "healthy chef" Jason Harley has redefined sushi: "Our sushi comes three ways: normal; low-carb, with a paper-thin layer of skinny rice; and no carb, wrapped in lettuce."
- One woman who lost 9.5kg in three months "had to get a boob job" because she had nothing left to put in even the smallest bra size. She was, however, left with no periods, a thyroid problem and irritable bowel syndrome. "My daily diet was, breakfast: egg whites and rocket; lunch: chicken breast and vegetables; dinner: egg white and rocket."
