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Being overweight is a Medical Condition
Being overweight used to be a sign of health, wealth and fertillity. Now it's a medical condition thanks to doctors who are startign to find out the dangers of beign overweight. -
The pin-up style is in with Marilyn Monroe
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The adverge model weighs 8% less than the adverge women
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The diet industry explodes
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Tiggy Became a model
This caused the fashion industry to watn more thin models causing the ideal look to be super thin and tall. Twiggy was 5'6" and 91 lbs. -
Eating Disorders are recongnized as a medical condition
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The adverge model weighs 23% less than the adverge women
The adverge women is 5'4" and 140 lbs making the the adverge model 5'10" and around 108lbs -
Pro-Eating Disorder Websites are Formed
Causing others to think that eating disorders are a choice instead of a disorder. This came up due to the fact that models are getting thinner and more of them have eating disorders than ever before making it look more glamerous to the normal person. -
A link Between Thin models and eating disorders were found
As the models grow thinner girls start to go to great lengths to reach the ideal. Eating disorders levels are growing and many models have an eating disorder because they are forced to stay within in a certain weight range and look to keep their job. Many girls think they will be better liked if they were thinner or looked like a model. -
Fashion Week banned all models with a BMI under 18
People are trying to help models get healthier hoping that this will help eating disorder levels go down and body image ideals to look healthier and more achievable. -
Designers in Italy require models to have a BMI over 18.5
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Healthy is In
Body trends are starting to die down and more people are trying to focus healthy body images while verring away from an ideal look that others have to meet to become labeled beautiful. A array of different body types are seen today on the runway. -
Plus sized models start to make a come back
Causing socity to be more more okay with a body image other thant he stick thin look that stayed in the industry for over 40 years. This makes people want to be healthier and it gives them a better role model/ body ideal look to want to be like.