Anorexia and bulimia have similarities in that anorexia people do not eat enough while bulimic people engage in binges followed by vomiting. ... Becky Thomson, author of "A Way Outa No Way," addresses eating disorders from a novel perspective; she attempts to destroy the view that eating disorders solely affect white, upper-class women by recognizing how the disorder is case-specific. ... The easiest industry to blame for causing women to have a false perception of body image is the mass media. ... Although mass media affects society's outlook on the importance of a person's weight a...

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She started doing sit-ups in the bathroom in private. ... People may think that in order to be happy and successful, you have to be skinny, so that is what they strive for. ... They affect males as well. ... Men are more likely to use steroids or other dangerous drugs to increase muscle mass. ... One-half to three and a half of women suffer from anorexia in their lifetime, which is quite a few if you think about how many women are in the world. ...

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