Abstract

A bill passed by the French National Assembly that sought to criminalize the promotion of extreme dieting in the media had the fashion industry and advertising industry representatives up in arms. The regulators contended that there was a link between the sociocultural/ media environment and eating disorders and sought to crack down on websites and publications that encouraged girls and young women to resort to potentially harmful behavior.

Learning Objectives

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Keywords

Promotion, advertising, fashion industry, legal, regulations, sociocultural, media environment, extreme dieting, media, websites, magazines, unrealistic beauty ideals, eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, pro-anorexia websites, publications, France, Europe