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Dr David Regis, research manager at the SHEU, said in-depth interviews with participants suggested media images of superslim celebrities and models such as Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Nicole Richie fuelled the obsession with weight.

“Dissatisfaction with their bodies often seems to originate from, or is certainly accentuated by, celebrity culture and the print media and magazines,” he said.

“These young women are very aware of pressures from the media around body image and appearance.

“They are able to discuss these magazines critically and say they should not be showing an inappropriate range of unusually thin women, but they do still feel the pressure to be thinner.

“There is a tension in their attitudes - yes, they criticise some celebrities for being too thin, but will still want to be like them.”

He added: “There are so few women in modelling, films and fashion who have got anything like a normal distribution of weight.

“I’m not saying people like Kate Moss shouldn’t model, but can’t there be some other people as well?“

Amen Dr Regis.