Society and culture play a big part in the fight against eating disorders. Today even in some cultures, a woman that is seen as "fat" or "plump" is seen as rich or wealthy and her size represents prosperity. This is especially true in cultures where food is scarce and the large women represents that she comes from a family that has plenty of food. Thin woman are not seen this way and are seen as poor and infertile. Even in France and England in the nineteenth century, fat and large women were considered beautiful, they were an object of beauty. As we all know, being "fat" in this day and age is rarely considered in these ways.
             There is no doubt that in today's society and culture the accepted image for a woman is to be thin. Women and young girls are surrounded by images of thin women on television and magazines. Although most women will never be as thin as the images shown to them, it is an image that they want to capture so they can feel worthy or accepted in today's society. When women cannot capture this image, sadly they feel unacceptable or "less than" because they cannot have the weight or body image that is ideal or accepted in our society. Many women and those with eating disorders have failed to love and accept themselves for whatever size and shape they are in spite of what our culture and society dictates.
             There are industries in our society that have been blamed in relation to eating disorders. Each one of us is a customer of consumer goods and is influenced by advertising. In various ways, advertisers teach us and show us to want and what to want. They are not bad people or deliberately set out to send out false messages, they are sending out messages that our society has already deemed as acceptable. Many times and too often we believe on our own that our needs can be met and happiness made by the possessions we own or buy. Not only does a commercial or some kind of advertisement relay the message of the advertiser,...