著名女攝影記者勞潤·格林菲爾德（Lauren Greenfield），是享有聲望的VII圖片社的成員，本書“瘦”是她拍攝的美國女性減肥帶來的問題。

5年前的9月9日，七位報道攝影界的頂級人物組成瞭VII圖片社，兩天以後，震驚全球的911事件爆發，這讓VII圖片社一誕生就具有傳奇色彩。這個新生兒很快成為圖片社中的明星，在當今圖片市場的話語權越來越集中，壟斷趨勢越來越嚴重的時刻，製造瞭一個奇跡。

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.