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Health: Fashion Models

Asked by Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 11 March 2025UIN 34012

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the physical shape of fashion models on the (a) mental and (b) physical health of women and girls.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Poor body image can be a common problem for women and girls, and that body image dissatisfaction is a factor in disordered eating. However, eating disorders are complicated mental health conditions caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and environmental factors, and it is still unclear exactly why someone develops an eating disorder.

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