1. How Being Thin Can Hurt You
Now almost every woman and many men in America have tried some type of diet, and losing weight has become a national obsession. ... The average American woman today is 5"4"", weighs 142 pounds and is relatively heavier than the average American woman was 20 years ago. ... The closer someone gets to achieving an ideal body, the more people will admire them. ... This is consistent with the media portrayal of the ideal male body shape. ... Some researchers theorize that anorexia is a young woman's way of canceling puberty. ...
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