article_snippet: The average BMI for a woman in France is 23.2 -- the lowest average in Western Europe, according to a 2009 study from France's National Institute of Demographic Studies.
article_snippet: In France, Veran said, 30,000-40,000 people suffer from eating disorders, mainly teenagers.
article_snippet: Marisol Touraine, France's minister of social affairs, expressed Marisol Touraine support for the new anti-anorexia measures in an interview with CNN affiliate BFMTV.