How the media affects women's body image.
Having a bad day , this could be why.
Is there light at the end of the tunnel?.
A. Changing the problem.
B. How to protect yourself.
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no surprise that issues dealing with body image are on the rise. WE are.
turning to the media as a role model to gain what is right.
One example of that is a survey condusted by Dr. Garten along with.
Psychology Today. They asked 3,452 women a series of questions dealing with.
different aspects of their self-esteem and their views on the role the media plays on.
women. The women ranged in age from 13 to 90 and weighed between 77 pounds.
and 365 pounds. 89 women weighed 100 or less comparec to a similar number of.
82 women that weighed in at more then 250 pounds.
The 1997 survey showed increaded in the discomfort of Americans bodies.
then ever before. 89% of those women tested wanted to lose weigh. Their average.
weight was 140 pounds and their desired weight was 125 pounds. 67% of the.
women who were dissatisfied made the comment that modes cause them to question.
if they are thin enough. Some even stated that models leave them feeling jealous.
and resentful. Mind and body go hand in hand so it is not a surprise that a lot of.
these dissatisfied women try to lose weigh fast to obtain the unrealistic look of the.
media's models(Garten).
Losing weight can always make a person feel better but to much weight loss.
over a short period of time can cause many serious health problems. Mood.
changes, loss of hair, liver and heart problems, chills, not to mention a whole lot of.
stress on their mind as well as to their body(Bakalar). There two common eating.
disorders called anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Eating disorders affect over.
5 million Americans. All to common the sufferers don't seek treatment.
Warning signs for a person with an eating disorder might be skipping meals,.
crash dieting, fasting, bingeing, and purging. It is not necessarily a lack of food but.
