Human Barbie, Valeria Lukyanova has been blasted by charity B-Eat for promoting eating disorders amongst British teenagers.
The 23-year-old Ukrainian model, who promotes 'breatharianism,' a way to live only on light and air, and is an active member on pro-anorexia websites, and is apparently followed a by huge number of young girls who crave for tiny waist figure, the Daily Star reported.
A spokeswoman of the eating disorder charity said that messages on web were unhealthy as well as unrealistic, and youngsters needed to be aware of such dangers.
The warnings come, after an inquiry found that 15-year-old Eleanor Holmes from Liverpool had hanged herself post visiting the "proana" forums.
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