Size Zero Models Fuel The Rise In Eating Disorders, UK

With constant images of stick-thin, size-zero models, tiny-waisted pop princesses and actresses is putting young girls’ health at risk and fuelling the rise in eating disorders, according to Professor Janet Treasure of the Eating Disorders Research Unit at Kings College London.Unrelenting exposure to pictures of thin women reduced self-esteem, especially among teenage girls.

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Filed under: Psychology on April 17th, 2008