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(Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 | Tags: Health, Miscellaneous)Comments (0) | Notify others
Natural vs. fake tan: which is better for darkening skin?
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Exposure to imagery featuring thin women and women’s eating behavior
Erin Strahan, Steven Spencer and Mark Zanna carried out the following 4 studies:(1, pdf)
(Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 | Tags: Health, Science)Comments (0) | Notify others
Cure worse than the disease? The No-l-ita ad: how not to tackle anorexia
Imagery of ultra-thin high-fashion models can be disturbing for many, and the high status of these models may inspire some girls and young women to unnecessarily diet in order to lose weight. However, are the following images a solution to this problem?
(Posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 | Tags: Fashion world, Health)Comments (0) | Notify others
Anorexia and bulimia prevention programs: the most effective intervention
In a literature review of the effectiveness of eating disorders prevention programs in reducing abnormal eating, only 6 of 38 programs examined reduced current or future symptoms that persisted over follow-up (1 to 24 months later)(1). Given the high status of skinny high-fashion models, one does not expect wonders from eating disorders prevention programs with respect to girls or women inspired by the thinness of high-fashion models and at risk for developing anorexia or bulimia.
(Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 | Tags: Health, Science)Comments (0) | Notify others
Exposure to skinny fashion models and body image in women
A number of studies have examined what happens to girls’ or women’s ratings of their bodies if they are exposed to images of skinny fashion models in a laboratory setting. Many of these studies have reported worsened body image among the participants, some have reported no change in body image and a few have even reported improved body image. Groesz et al.(1; zip) carried out a meta-analysis of 25 such studies, i.e., grouped the samples to see overall trends.
(Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007 | Tags: Fashion world, Health, Science)Comments (0) | Notify others
Academy for Eating Disorders’ guidelines for the fashion industry
Who wants to bet that the fashion industry will adopt the following guidelines voluntarily?
(Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 | Tags: Fashion world, Health)Comments (0) | Notify others
Families do not cause anorexia nervosa: NEDA responds to Gisele Bundchen
The U.S. National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) has responded to Gisele Bundchen’s statement blaming families for anorexia. In short, Bundchen is ignorant; the culprits are some combination of 1) genetic factors, 2) personality traits such as obsessionality and perfectionist attitudes, which are themselves related to genetics, 3) environmental factors such as the high status of skinny high-fashion models and 4) various problems that an individual may be facing, such that women at risk for developing anorexia often come to believe that the attainment of perfection will make their problems go away, and conveniently find “perfection” in the skinniness of high-fashion models, thanks to the high status of high-fashion models.
(Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 | Tags: Fashion world, Health)Comments (6) | Notify others
Italy bans ultra-skinny fashion models; homosexual fashion designers pissed, no doubt
Nightmarish new regulations in effect for gay fashion designers in Italy: 1) no using 14-year-old girls anymore; 16+ girls only; 2) models need to provide medical evidence that they don't suffer from eating disorders; 3) fashion collections need to add larger dress sizes, and other changes proposed to redefine "feminine beauty." How in the world are the poor gay designers now going to come up with female models that resemble boys in their early adolescence? They will have to settle for a late-adolescent boyish look. Note the statement in the following report, "Calls to offices of major Italian designers seeking comment Friday evening went unanswered." The gay designers are speechless. The interesting thing will be to see how successfully the new regulations are implemented.
(Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 | Tags: Fashion world, Fashion models, Health)Comments (0) | Notify others
The skinny on the general public vs. the fashion industry
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