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Posted: Thu 12:38 AM, Jan 03, 2013

Reporter: CNN

Updated: Thu 7:20 AM, Jan 03, 2013

Israel Bans Excessively Thin Models from The Runway

A new Israeli law is taking on eating disorders.

It bans underweight models from catwalks and commercials.

The law uses Body Mass Index, a way of estimating healthy weight, to decide who can model, and who can't.

Anyone with a B-M-I less than 18-and-a-half, is out.

Spain and Australia have already set minimum weight limits for certain fashion shows.

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