... the image of glamorous and thin model are everywhere. Thousands of teenage girls are starving themselves daily in an effort to attain what the fashion industry considers to be the "ideal" figure. An average female model weighs 23% less than the recommended weight for a woman. Maintaining a weight 20% below your expected body weight fits the criteria for the emotional eating disorder known as anorexia .According to medical ... weight standards, most models fit into the category of being anorexic. Physicians now believe that ... take greater effect and when she looks in the mirror she be...

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