Society And Eating Disorders BY: Dan Langfelder FGCU

It is no surprise to see eating disorders as a big problem in society . Wouman are given a message by the media that states in order to be happy and successful one must be thin. The models that are seen in the media weigh 23% less than the average wouman and 15%  below your expexted body weight is considerd anorexia to most docotors, making most models anorexic to a doctors perspective. In away its almost like the media encourages the disease of anorexia! Also many girls, especially in their teenage years are looking at magizines and seeing all these beautiful wouman who they want to look like, not knowing that they have been through multiple touch ups and other editing processes. So in a way they compare their natural selves to something that is fake, making their self esteem low. With this low self esteem about your weight, anorexia can become an illness that is developed because of this.

Weight loss commercials are another thing adding to the problem, even though they are relitively new. Hydroxycut, Xenadrine, and Hoodia are prime examples of the media enforcing the message of not even being thin but almost having a perfect body being necessary. The people who model for these name brand weight loss supplements obviously do other stuff than just the product, including hours at the gym, some may take steroids,and other forms of conditioning. What the media doesnt tell you is that to get where they are you will need alot of time on your hands. Alot more than just popping a diet pill before every meal.

The problem is alot of us may not like this but it is us who is allowing them to continue this! we are the ones who continue to buy their magizines, diet plans, weight loss pills, their clothes,and bassically their everything! We must understand the seriousness of anorexia. Anorexia is a psychiatric illness that is described by a very low body weight by the means of  chosen starvation. The majority who are effected are woman  ( 90%) but even though its only 10 percent ,men are affected as well.  They get to this low and disturbing body weight by starving their selves, taking excessive amounts of laxitives, use of appetite supressants, induced vommiting, and excessive dieting or exercizing. As you can see this is a very intense and seriouse disease and the media should not be encouraging this. The media is only increasing the percentage of people with  eating disorders.

worksited

http://www.mirror-mirror.org/society.htm

http://www.enotes.com/anorexia-article/society-does-take-anorexia-seriously-other

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