Curbing anorexia the French way, ban ultra-thin models

#anorexic #France #models #bodymassindex #ultrathin #health In order to curb the fast growing menace of anorexia, France has imposed a ban on ultra-thin models. Other countries like Israel and Spain have already taken similar action but the decision of France could have a greater impact because France is known to be the country that sets style trends.
The French measures would only apply within France.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 4 April 2015.
As explained by Olivier Veran, a neurologist and legislator who championed the anorexia measure, such an action would protect not only the models but also teenagers who strive to imitate the style icons and stop eating food and suffer from various eating disorders.

Under the new legislation, a body mass index (BMI) would be defined and anyone below that level cannot earn money as a model. In case any modeling agency or person violates that, they would face up to six months in prison and 75,000 euros ($80,000) in fines if convicted.
World Health Organization (WHO) defines underweight as a BMI of less than 18.5. As per Britain's National Health Service, anorexia means an adult with BMI less than 17.5. That, in lay man’s language, works out to a woman who is about 5 foot 7 and weighs 112 pounds.
Incidentally, there are websites that explain how to become a perfect anorexic - ingest cotton balls, drink tea and let the cotton balls swell in the stomach to lose appetite.

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