Blog Posts by Lylah M. Alphonse, Senior Editor, Yahoo! Shine

photo: Getty ImagesIt's like proof that governments and fashion magazines can say whatever they want, but the industry isn't really changing: Officials at one of the largest eating-disorder treatment centers in the world have complained that modeling agencies have been scouting for new talent among their patients.

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"We think this is repugnant. People have stood outside our clinic and tried to pick up our girls because they know they are very thin," the chief doctor at Sweden's Stockholm Center for Eating Disorders, Dr. Anna-Maria af Sandeberg, told the Metro newspaper.

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One patient, a 14-year-old girl, was reportedly approached by an agent while she was still in treatment. The agent left her a business card, which infuriated the girl's mother, Christina Lillman-Ringbord, who later confronted the agent.

"They claimed that they approach healthy, normally slim young people

Victoria McGrath (carried by firefighter Jim Plourd) also wanted to thank Tyler Dodd for helping her. (Boston Globe/Getty) It's the kind of thing you can only hope comes out of a terrible situation, a ray of light that makes you think everything might turn out OK.

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Victoria McGrath, 20, was panicked and in pain after shrapnel drilled into her legs when the bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. A man noticed and stopped to comfort her, and his kindness had such an impact on the young woman that officials felt compelled to reach out to him on her behalf.

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"His name is Tyler. That's all we know. Tyler," Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick said at a press conference on Tuesday.

"Victoria very, very much wants to thank Tyler personally," Patrick added. "So if Tyler is out there listening or reading your reports, we would love to hear from Tyler so that we can connect him to Victoria."

One of his friends heard that and knew who the governor was talking

Make the right choice: A new study says your diet holds the key to aging gracefully. (Photo: Getty Images)A new study shows that sticking to a "Western-style" diet high in fat, carbs, and sugar may make it more difficult to grow old gracefully and stay in good health.

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"The impact of diet on specific age-related diseases has been studied extensively, but few investigations have adopted a more holistic approach to determine the association of diet with overall health at older ages," the study's lead investigator, Tasnime Akbaraly, a researcher at France's national department of health (INSERM), said in a statement. "The 'Western-type' diet identified in our cohort is very close to the original 'Western' pattern defined in the American population, which has been shown to be associated with higher risk of [musculoskeletal] inflammation."

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The study, which will be published in the May issue of The American Journal of Medicine, examined data from 3,775 men and 1,575 women

In an attempt to limit the backlash after a social media misfire, the food enthusiasts at Epicurious have apologized for insensitive tweets sent out in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.

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“The tweets should never have been sent," a spokesperson for Epicurious told Yahoo! Shine on Wednesday. “It was a mistake and we are extremely sorry.”

On Monday, the recipe giant reacted to news of the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon with a heartfelt message.

But what followed after that left many readers confused and offended.

Followers were confused by Epicurious' Boston Marathon recipe Tweets. (Photo: @fsutoby via Twitter)

The company sent out three more tweets on Monday, promoting recipes for a "Meatless Monday" dinner, "Best Friends Forever Brownies," and a

Are your cold cuts and smoked meats really safe? (Photo: Getty Images)Nearly half a million pounds of meat were recalled by the Manda Packing Company in Baker, Louisiana, recently after a random test found listeria monocytogenes bacteria on a slice of cooked roast beef.

The company packages roast beef, ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef, and pastrami; the 468,000 pounds of product were packed on February 27 and shipped to stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, the USDA announced in a press release. Neither to U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service nor the Manda Packing Company have received any reports of illness due to the recalled meats. The contaminated slice cropped up in Tennessee, but officially expanded the recall after listeria turned up on other samples in other states.

"We are committed to work with USDA in reviewing and enhancing our food safety system so we can continue to ensure that our

Former New England Patriots player Joe Andruzzi carries a woman from the scene after two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (Photo: Bill Greene/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Joe Andruzzi is no stranger to the idea of random acts of kindness. So, when explosions went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon yesterday, showering onlookers with shrapnel and shattered glass, the former offensive lineman for the New England Patriots turned toward the blasts and started helping the injured, carrying people to safety.

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“Marathon Monday should be about uplifting stories, personal challenges and fundraising milestones, but today’s bombings irrevocably changed that,” Andruzzi said in a statement.

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Andruzzi's three brothers are New York City firefighters who were on duty during the 9/11 attacks, and on Monday Andruzzi was quick to deflect praise, asking people instead to focus on those whom he called "the true heroes."

“While I appreciate the interest in hearing our perspective on today’s horrific events, the spotlight should

A runner reacts near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo: Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)Families were having fun at a party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, enjoying the VIP view and watching kids run around. Then the bombs went off.

"The bomb went off directly in front of us," one parent, whose kids were watching at the window at the time, said on Facebook. "It is absolutely positively terrible. We are fine, but this is an ultimate tragedy."

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Two explosions at 2:50 p.m. near the finish line of the Boston Marathon left at least two dead (including an 8-year-old child) and more than 100 people injured along Boylston Street in Boston on Monday, shattering windows and leading police to shut down much of the Copley Square area. Finish line volunteers were told to run, and later told reporters that their fear felt "like 9/11 or the tsunami." Many of the people taken to local hospitals ended up losing limbs. Some runners used their lanyards as tourniquets.

The banned item? Little Red Riding Hood, for showing a bottle of wine in her basket. The ad, created for pro gun-regulation group Moms Demand Action, is the first of three procative PSAs. (Photo: Grey Group for Moms Demand Action)

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"One child is holding something that's been banned in America to protect them," the ad reads. "Guess which one."

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The ad, released on Monday, is the first in a series created by Grey Group for pro gun-regulation organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which was founded in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut last year.

"We chose these images to point out the absurdity in America's gun laws right now," the Moms Demand Action's founder, Shannon Watts, told Yahoo! Shine on Monday. "We say that we are very in favor of child welfare and yet, even after the mass shooting of 20 innocent