Ban Unhealthily Underweight Models

1.6 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder. 'Dream Models' agency recently did a study on a sample of 3,000 models, showing that 94% of them were under an unhealthy body mass index of 18.5. Models set expectations for young people, as the media is such a major aspect of 21st century life. France have introduced a policy stating that models must only be considered after providing evidence of a doctor's certificate that shows that they are at a healthy weight. A secondary element to the new policy is that re-touched photos in magazines must be marked as such. Using this, in the UK, would be both positive for body image and therefore reduces eating disorder cases, reducing the cost to the NHS of eating disorder inpatient admissions and improving health of a large proportion of the UK's population.