A survey of 5,000 women in the UK has some rather depressing statistics: 91% of women were unhappy with their hips and thighs and 60% were depressed by their body image. 84% of those who were at normal weight, still wished they were lighter. ... During their cultural reign over the rest of Europe, the well known sentence "blondes have more fun" was created Greeks preferred fair haired ladies. ... Survey results also showed the variance between men and women requesting cosmetic surgery. ...

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According to a survey conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute, 5 in 10 girls believe their family influences the way they feel about their bodies. ... Just imagine going to school and all these people are constantly making fun of you by the way you look and you end up feeling depressed and then all of a sudden, all your confidence and self-esteem are lost! ...

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"In a study conducted by Abramowitz, Schwartz, and Moore (as cited in Fairbrother & Abramowitz, 2007), 40 fathers of newborns were surveyed, and 58% reported unwanted and distressing thoughts related to the possibility of harm to the newborn....

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