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Almost a third of women worry constantly about the way their body looks, according to a new survey. The poll of over 5,000 women for Grazia magazine found just one in 50 was happy with her body, with women wanting to lose an average of about nine kilos. Seven out of 10 women said life would improve if they had "better" bodies. This report is read by Jackie Dalton.

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The Eating Disorders Association says body concerns are not illness - but warns anorexia and bulimia begin with a "distorted" body image.

Virtually all those who completed the magazine and website survey said they had dieted at some point in their life - with 41% saying they constantly watched what they ate. Half admitted to lying about their weight.

The most hated parts of the body for women were their thighs and waist. The only parts of the body which were widely liked were the ankles.

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a range of
lots of different

such as laxative use and fasting
for example, medicine (laxative) which makes food pass quickly through your body and not eating (fasting)

famed for
well-known for

was considered to have
was thought by people who did the survey to have

anorexia
a mental illness in which a person stops eating or doesn't eat very much

bulimia
a mental illness in which a person cannot stop themself from eating too much and then vomits in order to control their weight

distorted body image
false idea of what your body looks like or should look like

at some point
sometime

admitted to
said they had

widely liked
liked by a lot of people

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