I came across this new term, “bridorexia,” while reading this article about a bride who almost died when her obsession to loose weight before her wedding turned into anorexia. Charlotte Buckley, 22, from Lancaster, said, “I knew I was pushing myself, but as each pound slid off it became like a drug, with compliments on my wedding day being the final reward.” But no one wants to see a sickly-looking bride like Charlotte, who’s “hip bones and rib cage jutted out” of a dress that was now too big and had to be pinned into place.

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