http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8528443.stm
It starts so well, yes I want to see diversity in body shapes in the media, I think skinny everywhere is awful...
Always seeing thin models can undermine self esteem
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling on the media to stop promoting unhealthy body images and "glamorising" eating disorders.
It says the media contributes to eating disorders, particularly among young people.
It wants to see people with more diverse body shapes represented by advertisers and the press, and calls for a new ethical editorial code.
But then why do we have to condemn people who are outside what the medical establishment sees as "normal" too. I've known people 100lbs heavier than me who were a damn sight fitter. Can we get over the BMI obsession as well as the skinny obsession?
Dr Ian Campbell, a Nottingham GP and spokesman for the charity Weight Concern, said the way the media glamorised thinness made it harder for obese patients to lose weight.
"If you are heavy, reading magazines can diminish self-esteem.
"This can make it more likely that people may develop eating disorders."
So in other words we'd like models in magazines to be less skinny but heaven forbid they have any fat (shhh shouldn't say the F word). That is truly screwed up, how about we celebrate everyone's size and differences and if they are healthy and happy then so what if they are fat!
It starts so well, yes I want to see diversity in body shapes in the media, I think skinny everywhere is awful...
Always seeing thin models can undermine self esteem
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling on the media to stop promoting unhealthy body images and "glamorising" eating disorders.
It says the media contributes to eating disorders, particularly among young people.
It wants to see people with more diverse body shapes represented by advertisers and the press, and calls for a new ethical editorial code.
But then why do we have to condemn people who are outside what the medical establishment sees as "normal" too. I've known people 100lbs heavier than me who were a damn sight fitter. Can we get over the BMI obsession as well as the skinny obsession?
Dr Ian Campbell, a Nottingham GP and spokesman for the charity Weight Concern, said the way the media glamorised thinness made it harder for obese patients to lose weight.
"If you are heavy, reading magazines can diminish self-esteem.
"This can make it more likely that people may develop eating disorders."
So in other words we'd like models in magazines to be less skinny but heaven forbid they have any fat (shhh shouldn't say the F word). That is truly screwed up, how about we celebrate everyone's size and differences and if they are healthy and happy then so what if they are fat!
