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Are women still under a lot of pressure to be skinny?

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Yes: Public models of body size are constantly presented to young women especially from fashion models. This creates a climate of thinness which is often imitated and can be a lifelong pattern. This is modified by the family environment including the weight of mom. There is hardly a women's magazine which does not emphasize this imagery.

Answered 6/3/2013

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