Modeling Hazards and Solutions

The competitive market of modeling is one that can be extremely difficult for participants and even their families. One of the greatest hazards that face young models is the need to be competitive and the lengths that some will go to in order to make it. Eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia affect as many as between seven and ten million women and one million men. The American College of Physicians cites eating disorders as being one of the nine most serious chronic illnesses with anorexia counted as the third most common. In an industry where participants are encouraged to look beautiful and beauty is largely determined by weight, a model can easily fall into one of these categories. The issue became so common in this profession in fact that steps were taken to prevent it.

One of the steps taken by the modeling...