Article: Help, I've become a victim of permarexia; Health&Fitness Chelsea Smith is hooked on diets, even though she knows she's just a size 12. One week it's the Atkins, the next it's Cabbage Soup, yet none has any lasting impact. But it's not just about fads - doctors believe she shows all the signs of a new eating disorder, which threatens her health.

Byline: KATE REW

ON the bus to my home in Willesden last night I spent the whole time wondering what I was going to eat. Would I have pasta? No, because wheat makes you bloat. Soup? No, I'd still be hungry. Atkins-style dinner?

No, I don't have the money to eat steak every night. I know it's stupid but I think about food all the time and it drives me crazy.

I sometimes start the day on one diet - the Cornflake Diet where you replace two of your meals with cornflakes for a fortnight - and end it on another.

I'm 29 now and have been on a diet constantly since I was 23. Even though I know I'm fairly normal, with the right weight - ...

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