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BODY IMAGE FACTS:
20 years ago models weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today, they weigh 23% less than the average woman.
The average American woman is 5'4" tall and weighs 140 lbs. The average American model is 5'11" tal and weighs 117 lbs.
If Barbie was a real woman she would have to walk on all fours due to her proportions.
About 7% of teenage males have admitted to using steroids in order to become more muscular.
If GI Joe were human he woudl have larger biceps than any body builder.
One out of every four college aged women has an eating disorder.
It is estimated that at any given time 40-50% of American women are trying to lose weight at any given time.
Americans spend more than 40 billion dollars a year on dieting and diet related products.
In 2007, there were about 11.7 million cosmetic procedures performed in the U.S. 91% of these were preformed on women.
A study found that 53% of thirteen year old American girls are unhappy with their bodies. This number grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen.
