Eating Disorders

Recent studies show that 3% of women develop anorexia, and 8% of women develop bulimic syndromes at some point in their life. Each year 1,000 women die from anorexia, while 5 million women suffer from some type of eating disorder. Also, the results of a current research show that 92% of young women and 44% of middle age women have dieted to lose weight at least once. Although, not all of these statistics seem to be extremely risky, they are still high enough to be concerned about. One of the main causes of eating disorders in today's society, is the effect that television and magazine ads in the media have on many women of all ages.

The majority of all ads shown on television in the past five years, are full of flawless, skinny women selling beauty products for well-known companies. It is hard for some women to ignore these ads because the more that they watch them, the more they desire to be like those goo

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These models and celebrities are known by women of all ages that look up to them and desire to be like them. A recent ad by Body Shop has been sent out that show a large woman with a quote next to her saying, "There are 3 billion women who don't look like supermodels, and only 8 who do". For example, a Calvin Klein underwear ad portrays the message " You can look good in your underwear, if you look like her".

In conclusion, television and magazine ads in the media may sometimes cause women of varied ages to develop eating disorders. So, many young girls begin to eat less to try to develop the perfect body illustrated by brilliant models on television, and many of them also acquire various types of eating disorders. The most vulnerable age group of women to pick up eating disorders from television media is young teenage girls. Once again, young girls and even older women embark upon new ways to lose weight, and many times they develop life threatening eating disorders. During the teenage years, girls are at the age where they are attempting to find their own identity. Although, many women do not know, numerous changes are made by airbrush design that help make the women look spectacular. This statistic may seem very dangerous and unhealthy to young women, yet most of them are not aware of it. The only thing that attracts most of their attention is the idea of becoming the perfect women shown in the magazine. According to studies, the average model weighs 23% less than the average woman.

Another cause of eating disorders from the media comes from magazine ads. For example, many commercial ads with stunning women are run while shows such as Dawson's Creek and Friends are playing on television.

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