Girlguiding UK, a group that offers programs similar to the U.S.’s Girl Scouts, has called for magazines to begin labeling images that have been airbrushed or otherwise digitally enhanced.

“Liz Burnley, of Girlguiding UK, said: ‘We know how profoundly [girls] feel the pressure to conform to a particular body image and how badly they can be affected by these unobtainable ideals. We are proud to support the calls of our members who believe that it is time that the Prime Minister addressed their concerns and acted in the interests of girls and young women across the country.” [Source: Shropshire Star (UK)]

Susan Ringwood, from the eating disorder charity Beat, agrees. She has heard from numerous young people who have told her that being constantly bombarded with images of “unnaturally perfect” women makes it hard for them to overcome their own eating disorders.

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