By age 9, many young girls are starting to show preoccupation with shape and weight. ... Body image dissatisfaction has become a cultural norm for girls and women. ... The majority of teenagers with eating disorders are girls (90%). ... At a life state when it is normal for pubescent girls to put on 20 percent of their growth in fat, culture contradicts biology, dictating that girls should grow smaller as they grow older. (www.pta.com April 2003) Little girls learn from an early age that appearance is, and will continue to be, important in their lives. ...

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