Last month, he proposed banning sales of Barbie and other dolls that influence girls to put too much importance on physical beauty.
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The study, published in the journal Circulation, is the strongest evidence yet that psychological as well as physical changes can influence coronary heart disease.
Although this involves a healthy dose of speculation, we do know quite a lot from prior research about the influence of physical attractiveness on such things as income and schooling, which might shed some light on the issue.