A Doctor Writes

When you get complicated medical stories, like this one…

A young model who lived on a diet of apples and tomatoes has died of anorexia on the eve of an international photoshoot.

Ana Carolina Reston, 21, a Brazilian who had worked for Giorgio Armani, was 5ft 7in tall but weighed only six stone when she died on Tuesday.

…it’s always useful to have the words of a professional, like the Times’ Dr Thomas Stuttaford, to help us make sense of it:

The death of Ana Carolina Reston illustrates the dangers of anorexia.

Yes indeed. Can’t argue with that.