Should models be allowed to be super skinny

Brittany Jones

I don’t think models should be skinny

I think people should not be told what size they have to be to model

I also think you should be any size you want

Full size model

Skinny model

Reasons Why They Want To Be SkinnyGirls feel pressured to lose weight and look

like super modelsNow there is a lot of talk about whether

underweight models should be allowed on the catwalk

Binge eating Bulimia Nervosa

Real life models that suffered from anorexia nervosaAugust 2006 a model died from anorexia

nervosaLuisel Ramos was 22 years oldShe died of heart failure after not eating for

several days

Ana Carolina Reston

Luisel Ramos

Ana Carolina RestonShe was a Brazilian model Died 3 months after Luisel RamosSuffered from eating disorder

Different types of eating disorder

Anorexia BulimiaBulimarexia

Binge eating disorder

What is Anorexia NervosaIt’s a loss of appetite for nervosa reasons

Mainly affect adolescent girls(sometimes boys also)

Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa

•Loss of weight

•Change in behavior

•Weight loss might become sever and life threatening

•Lose contact with friends

When should Anorexia nervosa be treatedAnorexia nervosa is a potentially life-

threatening illness

Should be treated as soon as possible

There are self-help organization

What is Bulimia Nervosa•Cycles of binge eating of excessive quantities of food

•Mainly affect girl in their late teens and early twenties

Changing for the cat walk

Was told if she want to make it big she had to lose weight

Ways they get rid of food

VomitingLaxatives Excessive exercising

What cause people to become bulimia

•It’s a strike diet, people become obsessed with becoming slim

•It’s a physical way of dealing with depression, stress or issues of self- esteem

What is does to your bodyIt destroy your ability

to control what you eat

All your energy and emotions becomes tied up in your relationship with food

Average BMI height and weight of models today•Since so many models have died from being underweight you have to be around 130 pounds and 5’5 to be able to walk the runway

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