Marilyn Monroe epitomizes shifting beauty standards, with a change in focus from weight to large breasts. Skirt hems rise and pants become acceptable for women. Dieting becomes popular. 1965 - The average fashion model weighs eight percent less than the average American woman. Fashion model Twiggy weighed in at 91 pounds.
Liposuction is imported from France and approved in America.
Twenty deaths are reportedduring its first six years in America. 1983 - Singer Karen Carpenter dies at 32 from anorexia nervosa, bringing eating disorders to America's attention. 1987 - The average model weighs 23 percent less than the average American woman. 1995 - The U.S. Center for Disease Control estimates 11 million women have eating disorders. Redux and fenfluramine are voluntarily taken off of the market at the request of the FDA, citing studies have reported heart valve disorders.