著名女摄影记者劳润·格林菲尔德（Lauren Greenfield），是享有声望的VII图片社的成员，本书“瘦”是她拍摄的美国女性减肥带来的问题。

5年前的9月9日，七位报道摄影界的顶级人物组成了VII图片社，两天以后，震惊全球的911事件爆发，这让VII图片社一诞生就具有传奇色彩。这个新生儿很快成为图片社中的明星，在当今图片市场的话语权越来越集中，垄断趋势越来越严重的时刻，制造了一个奇迹。

Critically acclaimed for "Girl Culture" and "Fast Forward", Lauren Greenfield continues her exploration of contemporary female culture with "Thin", a groundbreaking book about eating disorders. Greenfield's photographs are paired with extensive interviews and journal entries from twenty girls and women who are suffering from various afflictions. Alongside these personal stories are essays on the sociology and science of eating disorders by renowned researchers Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Dr. David Herzog, and Dr. Michael Strober. These intimate photographs, frank voices, and thoughtful discussions combine to make "Thin" not only the first book of its kind but also a portrait of profound understanding. We meet 15-year-old Brittany, who is convinced that being thin is the only way to gain acceptance among her peers; Alisa, a divorced mother of two whose hatred of her body is manifested in her relentless compulsion to purge; Shelly, who has been battling anorexia for six years and has had a feeding tube surgically implanted in her stomach; as well as many others.