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Government Should Ban Skinny Models To Curb Anorexia, Say Researchers

smoothjazz writes "Governments are justified to prevent very skinny models from walking the catwalk and ban photographs and advertisements suggesting that extreme thinness is attractive, according to a group of researchers who found that social and cultural environment influences on young women is largely responsible for the spread of chronic eating disorder."

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  1. Re:Ban idiotic research first by Rockoon · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wait until we have real universal health care.. then the anorexics health becomes everyones business... and thus, justifying laws like the banning of skinny models. Think of this research like a wake-up call.

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