Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alice Mahon (Labour), on Monday, 5 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 77 members in total.

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EATING DISORDERS, BODY IMAGE AND THE MEDIA

That this House congratulates the Board of Science and Education of the British Medical Association for the publication of its report 'Eating Disorders, Body Image and the Media' which considers the role that the media can play in the causation of eating disorders; notes that eating disorders have one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric illnesses, and are an increasing problem in modern western societies; welcomes the Government summit which is to take place on this issue on 21st June; and calls upon the Government to implement the recommendations in the BMA's report which call for clearly defined targets for the reduction in the number of eating disorders through preventative measures, extra resources to be given for mental health services, specifically eating disorder clinics, and increased public education on the connections between dieting, physical activity and health, and the health risks associated with eating disorders and being underweight.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

796 

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Media British Medical Association Anorexia Bulimia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk