Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models

The Daily Beast reports:

A lot of people ring in the New Year with vows to lose weight and exercise. In Israel, however, a new law took effect January 1st that banned the use of underweight models. It set a strict limit of a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 18.5 (any lower than that, and the World Health Organization considers you underweight and potentially malnourished) for any models appearing on the catwalk or in advertisements. It also required that ads print a disclaimer if they digitally altered the models.

“I helped develop this law in response to the epidemic of eating disorders I was seeing among our young people,” said Rachel Adatto, who led the creation of this law in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. “So many girls are idolizing these models and wanting to look like them.”

In today's world , few women emulate skinny models. Just look around.