Question follow-through · 33630

Mental Health: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the physical shape of celebrities on the mental health of young people.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the physical shape of celebrities on the mental health of young people.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    No such specific assessments have been made. We recognise that poor body image is a common problem for both men and women, and that body image dissatisfaction is a factor in disordered eating. However, eating disorders are complicated mental health condit...

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