The eating binges average about 1,000 calories but can be as high as 20,000 calories or as low as 100. Patients diagnosed with bulimia average about 14 episodes per week. ... The average model weighs 23% less than the average woman and since maintaining a weight that is 15% below your expected body weight fits the criteria for anorexia, medically speaking most models would be considered anorexic. ... The family environment can also play a big role in a teenager developing an eating disorder. If they are in a family where emotional, physical or sexual abuse is taking place, or they are a weight...

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These advertisements portray women who have a weight that is below average, and have no imperfections. ... The average woman sees 400 to 600 advertisements per day, and by the time she is 17 years old, she has received over 250,000 commercial messages through the media. ... Excessive family expectations and societal pressure for high performance may contribute. ... Individuals plagued by bulimia are usually of average or above-average weight. ... The average model weighs 23% less than the average woman. ...

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U.S. models of a generation ago weighed eight percent less than the average woman; today they weigh twenty-three percent less, which makes the average model thinner than ninety-five percent of all women. Most of today's models and actresses have hardly half than twenty-two to twenty-six percent of the body fat of an average woman." ... There are many ways that show how a child's family life ties in with eating disorders. ... The families of bulimia patients have a higher-than-usual incidence of alcoholism, obesity, and depression. ... Another experiment was conducted, but this tim...

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A majority of anorectic patients are above average in intelligence, physically attractive, and of the upper class. ... Secondary anorexia nervosa is developed adults of average intelligence and of middle or lower class. ... Through the careful memory of families, however, a more likely picture of a soon-to-be-anorectic child can be drawn. ... Most doctors and psychologists suggest that the subject be separated from her family. ... The first goal of treatment is to determine a target weight for the patient by figuring out the average height and weight of their age set and to reach approximately...

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According to ABC News, twenty years ago the average model was 8 percent underweight; now the average is 23 percent. ... Research has shown that the average anorexic female is a neat and quiet woman who is possibly overly sensitive to rejection; she may feel inferior to others and worry excessively ("Anorexia Nervosa" 2). ... One behavioral theory is called the "Family System's Theory" (Anorexia Nervosa 2). ... As Spannuth wrote, "Families serve as the matrix of our identity" (1) and this is true; our families and interactions help us to develop an idea of who...

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Throughout early adolescence, children may be teased and harassed by other children if their weight is even slightly above average (Brownlee). ... People with eating disorders, in many cases, have learned poor eating habits from family and spouses and with that, usually accompany feelings of guilt (Hawkins 56). ... The "ideal" body can always be acheived, but will just require higher than average determination and dedication. ... Many anorexic women and girls have higher than average levels of serotonin in their brains, a chemical which transmits electrical signals between neurons, thus, c...

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Anorexia victims tend to be young, healthy, attractive girls from fairly successful families. ... The families of anorexics are often high achieving with high expectations of their children. ... According to one estimate, women suffering from major depression have eight times the average rate of anorexia. ... Social isolation and family conflicts arise at a time when families and peers ought to provide comfort zone and to support issues related to self-concept, self-esteem. Because adolescents usually live at home or interact with their families on a daily basis, the role of the family shoul...

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Family, community, and the media play a huge role in creating body images. ... Some major causes of body images are family, community, and the media. First off, let's start with family. ... When in reality, those models weigh 23 percent less than the average female. ... According to Bryan Jenny, the author of Eating Disorders, if you go to an average American school, there are probably between six and ten students with anorexia. ...

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The brand new findings add a new dimension to a disorder in the past was thought of as being caused by mainly psychological, family, and socio cultural problems (Tori DeAngelis, 2003). ... Estimates say it will take an average of three to five years of slow progress that will eventually put the patient on the right track for full recovery (National Organization of Eating Disorders, 2002). ... Unfortunately, the average woman doesn't come close in comparison. Compared to the average women, Barbie's measurements are as follows: Height, avg. women 5"4", Barbie 6"0". ...

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Barbie is a young girl's first example of the ideal woman; which can explain why the average age of cosmetic surgery patients is lowering each year (Plastic Surgery). ... Many women spend more time applying their makeup than they do with their families, some of them do not even feel comfortable leaving their own home without makeup. ... The average woman is 5"4" and 140 pounds, while in contrast, the average model is 5"11" and 117 pounds (Costello). ...

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The average model and actress weighs 23% less than the average women (Pipher 1995) yet this is what society is telling us is normal. ... Alvin Silverstein found a connection between the family relationship and the effect it has on young women and men. ... Several researchers trace difficulties with food and eating habits back to family origin. Those students suffering from bulimia or bingeing and purging, often came from families characterized by lack of parental affection, negative, hostile, and disengaged patterns of family interaction, and alcoholism (Vollstadt 1999). For many young women...

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The images of beauty everywhere are not the average man or woman. ... The instinct to found a family influences the choice of our sexual partner. ... Hair pulling is often done in secret or in the company of family members. ...

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Emotional and personality disorders, family pressures, possible genetic or biologic susceptibility, and a culture where there is an obsession with thinness are all contributing factors to this consuming disease (noah.cuny.edu). ... The eating binges average about 1,000 calories but can be as high as 20,000 calories or as low as 100. Patients diagnosed with bulimia average about 14 episodes per week. ... It also establishes a 24-hour, toll-free hotline that sufferers and their families can call to receive referrals for services or other information about eating disorders (apa.org/ppo/nit...

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The average American woman today is 5"4"", weighs 142 pounds and is relatively heavier than the average American woman was 20 years ago. ... Many models and actresses are 10 to 20 percent below their ideal body weight (Hittner 88), and weigh about 23 percent less than the average individual. . ...

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Jane Hufnagl, a fashion industry expert says, "It is the family's obligation to make sure that the child understands that the body God gave them is it, and they should be happy with it" (SMH 3). ... The average American woman is five feet finches tall and weighs about 145 pounds, while the average model is five feet, 11 inches tall and weighs a mere 110 pounds (Watchtower 3). ... Its not just the average American woman who suffers from distorted self image, even the supermodels feel heaped with physical flaws and fall victim to their self-perpetuated myths (Zimmerman 39). ...

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Willer (2007) also adds, using the guidelines provided for by the American Psychological Association, that to receive the diagnosis, bulimia nervosa, the individual must binge eat and purge "on average at least twice a week for three months" (p. 2). ... Less recognized approaches include family-based approach and sociological approach. ...

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The Mayo Clinic states that race, age, and social status of patients are also factors that affect the diagnosis of eating disorders: One misconception is that eating disorders are confined to young white people from affluent families. ... Additionally they must be able to recognize the obvious symptoms: According to the American Psychological Association, a diagnosis of bulimia requires that a person have all of the following symptoms: Recurrent episodes of binge eating (minimum average of two binge-eating episodes a week for at least three months). ... Anorexia and bulimia may also be ca...

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When placed in a setting, such as a family mealtime, where they are expected to eat they will often cut their food into small pieces and move it around their plate to make it look as if they have eaten, or they will hide food in their napkin. ... Since they are so determined to avoid meals they are forced to become very withdrawn from friends and family. ... Some binge eaters report consuming as much as twenty thousand calories in a single sitting, the amount an average person eats in 8 days.... Some of the common stimuli which trigger eating disorders are; family or other relationship problem...

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"The average person is inundated with between 400 and 600 advertisements per day, each laden with explicit and implicit messages about what constitutes beauty.... These offer advice on how to lose weight faster, how to hide from your family what you are doing, some even do "Letters from Ana", which is a system like they have in 17 magazine where someone with all the experience offers advice and support. ...

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She focuses on college women and points the alternative solutions ranging from group to family therapy. ... According to Poulton, in the journey of dieting and weight you start out with the idea that most actresses and models weigh 25% less than the average female. ...

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This learning occurs in the family and among peers, but these only reinforce what is learned and expected culturally. ... "Most teens watch an average of 22 hours of TV a week and are deluged with images of fat-free bodies in the pages of health, fashion and teen magazines," (Lightstone). ...

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Eating disorders have taken over many young adolescents lives, mostly young girls and younger women. Western cultures food is abundant and the eating disorder rates are thriving. Large amounts of people are obese, and many suffering from binge eating. On the contrary, many adolescents suffer from an...

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