She has overcome anorexia - and dancer has now warned of government's 'dangerous' plan to tackle obesity
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA professional dancer from Manchester who recovered from two different eating disorders has warned about the government’s new law of calorie labelling on restaurant menus.Although its aim is to tackle obesity as part of a wider campaign, Victoria Spence, who was diagnosed with anorexia and orthorexia in her late teens, has described it as ‘dangerous’ in that it will instead target those with disordered eating.“If someone is obese they probably don’t really care to look at the calories on a menu, people who do care to look at calories on a menu are people who have disorded relationships with food and sometimes aren’t aware they do,” the 25-year-old said.“It’s going to create this experience where you can't relax if numbers are everywhere.“In.
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