I really didn’t know that this was a major problem overseas, but apparently the thin - like anorexic thin - model craze has gone way overboard in France, where I typically like to think of them having a healthy attitude toward weight and eating.

The craze has gotten so out of control in France, where fashion reigns supreme and women are keenly aware of the way they dress and look, that the government there has proposed a ground breaking bill that would make it illegal - that’s right ILLEGAL - to support or otherwise incite extremely low body weight.

This means that websites, television, fashion shows, and magazines will not be allowed to use extremely thin models or otherwise promote women who basically have close to zero body fat and bones sticking out everywhere. The awareness that thinness in the modeling and fashion industry has become a bigger problem lately came when a Brazilian runway model died of anorexia related complications.

The really sad thing is that France used to be looked to as an example for the rest of the world for not only it’s fashion savviness, but also for the way it’s citizens eat, which promotes a very healthy body, heart and lifestyle while not overdoing it . Heck, there’s a reason why almost every diet book you read cites France and their eating habits as a great role model for healthy living and eating right, and in moderation. Americans have taken some pages from that notebook, and tried to modify theirs to emulate France’s.

One look at runways shows that the waif look hasn’t died down, and France is trying to change the ideal to a more realistic one, where women are not putting their health in danger by staying too thin and barely eating anything, and get more healthy ideals up there for young women to look up to. I say this type of thing is long overdue. I’m not a fan of government intervention, but in this case I think it really is in the public’s best interest and needs to be regulated.

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