Infographic: Is a Barbie Body Possible?

How the Mattel doll shapes up against real women

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Four out of five 10-year-olds say that they're afraid of being fat; 42 percent of girls in first through third grade wish they were thinner; half of girls aged 9 or 10 claim that they feel better about themselves when they're dieting. Rehabs.com has some real-beauty sketches of its own—and they're pretty depressing. Now, the site is putting weight obsession in context by looking at how real women stack up against the world's most notable doll—Barbie.

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