A few weeks ago, I wrote about a study that showed that obesity could be contagious (Skinny On Fat, July 26). Now, the L.A. Times has a story that shows the opposite is true, especially for Hollywood.

Rachel Abramowitz writes that actresses are succumbing to the pressure to be thinner and thinner, and may be influencing young girls to follow suit.

The sad part is that men get many more roles than these women, no matter how thin they are. But since they are judged so much on their looks, they feel they have to be thin.

Check out the story and see what you think.

-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com