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Emily Johnson & Erin Santillo

Woman who nearly died from anorexia now thrives as professional food photographer

A woman who nearly died from anorexia says becoming a professional photographer has helped turn her fear of food into a love for it. Daisy May Nixon, 45, was told a few years ago that her organs were on the brink of failure due to her eating disorder.

Now she has discovered a passion for food through her art and recently finished second in a photography competition.

Daisy, from Lockington, East Yorkshire, started to develop an eating disorder in 2007. Her dieting plan turned into an "obsession" and her health began to go downhill.

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