Call for laws to ban models who are too thin, as girls aged six worry about their body shape
North East academics suggest radical plan to fight growth in anorexia and bulimia
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Academics have called for laws banning the use of models who are too thin, in order to reduce eating disorders such as anorexia.
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Girls who play with ultra-thin dolls more likely to have body issues, North East universities say
Research by North East experts say playing with ultra-thin dolls makes girls want a thinner body and might lead to eating disorders
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Playing with ultra-thin dolls could make girls as young as five want a thinner body, according to a report published today.
Young girls who play with unrealistically thin dolls could end up with warped body image issues that could lead to eating disorders, according to a new study. Researchers observed a group of 30 young girls aged between five and nine in the United Kingdom as they played with dolls with different body types, either unrealistically ultrathin or realistic childlike dolls. The girls were asked about their perceived and ideal body sizes using computer images before playing with the dolls for five minutes and then answered the same body image questions. The girls who played with the ultrathin dolls were more likely to want thin bodies, according to the study published in the Body Image journal.
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