Eating disorder getting worse in China

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 30, 2021 1:04 am

SHANGHAI: At the height of her eating disorder, Zhang Qinwen was the weight of a child. Her hair fell out, she was unable to walk and she could barely see.

'I knew that I was seriously unwell, but I did not dare go to the doctor,' the 23-year-old, now a leading campaigner in China on the issue, told AFP at a landmark exhibition in Shanghai.

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