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Girls as Young as 5 In Serious Depression As Airbrushed Photos of Skinny Models Persist
The study by leading doctors, psychologists and academics has sparked fresh calls for a ban on the "size zero" cult in ads.
One outraged MP declared that advertising watchdogs "now have all the scientific evidence" they need to crack down on stick-thin women being used to plug clothes and cosmetics.
The study by 44 experts worldwide comes just weeks after uproar over an airbrushed photo for Ralph Lauren of curvy model Filippa Hamilton - with her waist so tiny it made her head look huge.
Hamilton, 23, who is a size eight, claimed she was sacked, as she was deemed too fat.
"Young women will look at this and think it's normal, and it's not," the Sun quoted her as saying.
The report confirms a "clear majority" of girls exposed to such ads by teen magazines suffer "increased body dissatisfaction, dieting and bulimic symptoms".
Experts found that much younger girls were affected, and have warned that even tiny-waisted Barbie could affect them.
"Girls aged 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 reported less body esteem and greater desire for a thinner body after exposure to images or thin dolls (Barbie)," their report stated.
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