I have personally witnessed how the media can affect someone's image of themselves and can tell, even though researchers from the other side of the argument claim genetics is the only cause of eating disorders, that the media definitely has an influence on someone developing anorexia or bulimia. The media, such as televisions, internet, and magazines, needs to realize that the advertisements they put out can cause people to develop an eating disorder and we, as buyers, need to take a stand against these types of false advertisements. ... I witnessed first-hand how the media causes peopl...

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These thoughts, however, can be detrimental to health, especially when it leads students to making careless nutritional decisions. ... Often women engage in discussion that is saturated in comments about our looks, especially our body weight, and this causes much focus to be put on how many calories are consumed, rather than the nutrients needed. ... Therefore, even though she was apparently starving, she decided to refrain from nourishing her body in order to keep her "calorie count" under the recommendation. ... These types of feelings can be produced with even mild or short-term d...

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In two recent studies, it showed how exercise could change ones desire to eat by how that person's brain responds to the sight of food. ... These brain regions have been shown to control whether we like and want food. In general, the more cells firing there, the more we want to eat. But it hasn't been clear how exercise alters the food-reward network. ... They also targeted how the women kept the weight off. ...

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Why do most American females, regardless of their age, think they are too fat? ... As a result of this barrage of images, some people feel that they must change to fit these ideals. The need to please others can negatively affect how an individual sees themselves. ... Body image can be defined as how we feel about our bodies and appearance, a mental picture of the size, shape and form of our body. ... They experience feelings of isolation, self-deprecating thoughts, depression, and low self-esteem. ...

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From a very young age we are lead to believe that the only way to be accepted and fit in, is to be thin. Along with this we are also lead to believe that those who are thin are more successful and happier (Silverstein 1991). ... Obesity is not very attractive nor health conscience either, but the weight of a person is not relative to how they should be judged (Silverstein 1991). ... This experience can be traumatic for many, and the unrecognized dependency of parents and lack of experience making adult decisions on their own can cause problems. ... These young women are surrounded by images...

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