Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 34012

Health: Fashion Models

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

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.

Answer

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, psychologi...

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