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A new online skinny trend has emerged on Chinese social media and it is promoting unhealthy body images, experts say – ABC News
Adults in China are squeezing themselves into children’s clothing and are so proud of it they post the pictures online, but the trend has experts, academics and…

A new fad in China that social media influencers trying on children’s clothes for selfies and to show off their physique has engulfed the Chinese internet, with many women expressing outrage in the country.
Warning: This article discusses disordered eating and body image.
Key points:
- Uniqlo China hasn’t stopped adults from trying children’s clothes on
- The fad has drawn widespread criticism, including from a beauty blogger
- It’s the latests online skinny fad, and follows the “A4 waist challenge” and…
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