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French fashion says super-skinny models are out

Last Wednesday, French fashion houses, advertising firms, and media houses banded together to declare super-skinny models out of style. With the ... Read More »

Fitness Role Models: Do they help or hinder?

Do you have a fitness role model? I have to say that I don't but I do look to fitness magazine cover models as a sort of source of information for how ... Read More »

Obesity may be in the genes

There may be more to obesity than over-eating, under-exercising, and a few contributing medical conditions. There may be a protein to blame, a protein ... Read More »

Prada breaks free of the skinny model mold

Yay for Prada! In the world of freakishly-thin models (heck, there's even a Halloween costume for it!) Prada, one of the biggest and most influential ... Read More »

UK models must prove they're healthy

London Fashion Week may prove quite a disaster this year unless event planners comply with new regulations requiring models to produce health ... Read More »

Who's to blame for underweight girls? Dame Helen Mirren weighs in

Respected actress and former model Dame Helen Mirren has let her feelings be known on the issue to too-skinny girls in the fashion industry. Who's to ... Read More »

5 resolutions round-up: Eyelash transplants and making the hubby happy with a tummy tuck

I'm a fan of the 5 Resolutions blog, started by model and bulimia awareness spokesperson Magali Amadei and writer and eating disorder expert Claire ... Read More »

Apple's controversial iMac advertising: Did they cross the line?

Until recently, Apple computers had a new campaign for their iMac that said "You can't be too thin, or too powerful." but it caused so much ... Read More »

Curvy models all the rage in Africa

Throughout much of history the standards of beauty have been determined strictly by economics; namely anything that signals wealth is equated with ... Read More »