How come women and teenagers are more prone to anorexia? I dont want to know anything about how males are effected, I already know that they are 10% of the eating disorder population. However, what things make women more prone to this eating disorder? (Magazines,Movies,Actress')??
Answer:
MEN actually.honestly...
Peer pressure
Media pressure also if a womans mom has body image issues she is more likely to have them as well... men have immage disorders too though some lead to excesive weightlifting etc.
Our society had determined that a very thin women is a sign of beauty. Anyone that has an ounce of body fat on them is considered fat and ugly. Our young girls are bombarded daily on TV, in magazines, in movies, etc. with images of thin women and stories about actresses who appear to have gained a pound or two as being "fat". Its obscene and unfair.
Low self esteem is one root of the problem. To want to look slim to belong. Another is the perception of body image. Those with anorexia tend to get distorted perceptions about body images. Constant bombardment of advertisements do not help either. Fashion magazines portray rail thin models all the time. They send signals that to look good, is to be stick thin.
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