Trying to live up to the images of "perfect" models and movie heroes has a dark side: anxiety and depression, as well as unhealthy strategies for weight loss or muscle gain.

Trainer Gelband says: "the latest trend among models is mixing laxative tea with the master cleanse diet."

There was also excellent news for women shackled to a life of constant dieting by the misguided notion that men prefer women with a model-like physique.