August 5, 2008

Did you know….

* If shop mannequins were real women, they would be too thin to menstruate and bear children.

* There are 3 billion women on the planet who don’t look like supermodels and only 8 who do.

*If Barbie were a real woman, she’d have to walk on all fours. Because of her unrealistic proportions, she could not balance on her long legs and tiptoes.

* Twenty years ago models weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today they weigh 23% less and many fall into an anorexic weight range.

* One out of every four college-aged women use unhealthy menthods of weight contriol, including fasting, shkipping meals, excessive exercise, laxative abuse, and self-induced vomiting.