These eating disorders are complex illnesses, which in 90% of the cases affect young women in their teen years and early 20's. ... We buy their magazines, watch the television shows and movies, purchase the shapely dolls, diet books and exercise products, and much more, propelling the concept of "thin is beautiful-. ... If they are in a family where emotional, physical or sexual abuse is taking place, or they are a weight conscious family, the teen may develop an eating disorder to gain a sense of control. ...

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In a poll conducted by a teen magazine it was written that, "Seventy-three percent of you say seeing celebrities and models who dress sexy makes you feel like you need to dress sexier and seventy-seven percent say seeing those images makes you feel like you're not sexy enough" (Khidekel). ... Thin and fit models or celebrities are shown on the covers of these books to help sell these diets (Derenne). ...

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In the world today, images of beauty are everywhere you turn. Pictures of muscular macho males and thin beautiful females fill magazines, television and the music business. Women go through diets faster than they go through socks. Men are at the gym, striving for that toned body they think is the an...

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