Wow. I just read that 20 years ago the average model weighed 8% less than the average woman. Now she weighs 23% less. While I don't know if it's because the average woman has become larger or models smaller or a combination of the two, I do think there's a problem with the number. If young women look up to models, actresses and singers (both of whom pose in ads), then how does that affect their self esteem? How do they feel about their bodies? According to a French study, if more models were not ultra thin (how many people are really a healthy size 0 or 2?), then less girls would have anorexia and have better body images.
Sources:
http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/05/10583820-study-banning-too-thin-models-could-help-curb-anorexia
http://www.styleite.com/media/plus-size-magazine-weight-statistics/#0
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