Female models are "medically unhealthy" and "unrealistic"The bodies of female models are "unrealistic", suggests a new study in Journal of Eating Disorders
Researchers watched screens in women's fashion stores in two cities United Kingdom
They concluded that if people were the same size as the models, they would be "considered medically unhealthy".
"There is clear evidence showing that the ultra-thin ideal contributes to the development of mental health problems and eating disorders," writes Dr. Eric Robinson, , Author of the study
After being puzzled by the dimensions of the mannequins, he saw during a shopping trip one day, Dr. Robinson told Newsbeat that, He decided to investigate further.
"We did not find a single female model that was a normal body size on the screen," he said. "/>
The initial plan was to go to the stores in Coventry and Liverpool and physically measure the mannequins.
None of the major street chains allowed us to examine the dummies in this way and the researchers had to rely on the visual evaluation of their size.
Some fashion retailers have announced in recent years that they are starting to use larger mannequins, but when this research was conducted in 2015, no one was spotted.
The actual women of a similar body size would be so thin that they could not menstruate
Study of mannequins from the years 1930 to 1960
The research of the University of Liverpool also examined the size of male dummies.
They found that less than one in 10 of the models would be classified as underweight.
"Although male models are less likely to be thin than female models, and therefore more representative of what constitutes" normal "body weights in men, Of the data, it was noted that a number of male models appeared to be rather muscular, "research
" In the same way that exposure to ultra-thin ideals can negatively affect Body image in women, exposure to inaccessible muscle ideals can promote bodily dissatisfaction in men ".
The study is now calling for a "formal" examination of whether male models favor an unrealistic body size.
This is not the first Size of the dummy has been raised as a problem.
Dr. Robinson points out a study carried out in 1992, which examined mannequins in the 1930s to the 1960s.
The researchers concluded that "real women Similar body size would be so thin that they could not menstruate ". Find us on Instagram at BBCNewsbeat and follow us on Snapchat, search Bbc_newsbeat
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