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| - | '''Size 0''' is a [[dress size|women's clothing size]] in the [[US standard clothing size#Conversion from catalog sizes|US catalog sizes]] system, believed to be equivalent to a UK size 4 or a European size 32. Due to the current hype about super-slim actresses and models, and a public awareness of [[eating disorder]]s, it's often incorrectly assumed that size 0 and 00 were invented to fit a new class of dangerously thin women. Size 0 is actually designed to cater to those excluded from standard sizing by [[vanity sizing]]. | ||
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| - | "Size 0" is often used to refer to extremely thin, emaciated, or shorter individuals (especially women), or trends associated with them. This usage does not always relate to the clothing size - the "size 0 ban" at the [[Madrid Fashion Week]] had [[body mass index]] as its criterion, not body measurements. This is also associated with anorexia and several other health disorders. Size 0 has become a hit in recent Page 3 culture with some celebrites such as [[Victoria Beckham]] adopting it. [[Karen Carpenter]] was known to be a Size 0 celebrity. Recently, in India, the [[Bollywood]] filmstar [[Kareena Kapoor]] created a huge wave by adopting the Size 0 figure. | ||
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| - | In European fashion circles, the concept of 'size 0' models has gained recent notoriety in the media when the organizers of [[Madrid]] [[Fashion Week]] 2006 prohibited models with a body mass index below 18.5 — classified as unhealthy by the [[World Health Organization]] — from participating in the event. International debate followed concerning the purported effects upon impressionable people of the fashion industry's continued use of underweight models. | ||
| + | The '''World Health Organization''' ('''WHO''') is a specialized agency of the [[United Nations]] (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international [[public health]]. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the [[League of Nations]]. | ||
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the League of Nations.
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