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Kate Moss angers eating disorder campaigners

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British supermodel Kate Moss. (AAP)
British supermodel Kate Moss. (AAP)

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Supermodel Kate Moss has outraged eating disorder campaigners after revealing one of her mottos is the anorexic mantra: "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels".

Moss's remarks have infuriated fellow models and women's health personalities across Britain, who say her comments will trigger an increase in eating disorders.

The debacle began when fashion website Woman's Wear Daily asked Moss of her mottos in an interview, to which she replied "there are loads".

"There's 'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels' — that's one of them," she said.

The 35-year-old English model has made a mega-successful career out of her waif-like looks and is often featured in highest-earning supermodel lists.

Curvy size-12 model Katie Green, who helped launch the "Say No To Zero" campaign four months ago, told The Sun newspaper Moss's quotes would lead to more anorexia cases.

"There are 1.1 million eating disorders in the UK alone — Kate Moss's comments are likely to cause many more," Green said.

TV personality Denise Van Outen, 35, said Moss was "talking out of her Size Zero backside".

"Having been in the industry for so long, she knows the impact her comment will have on vulnerable young women."

The "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" phrase is believed to have originated by WeightWatchers members several years ago and has since been hi-jacked by pro-skinny websites that are frequented by girls who starve themselves.

 

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