Likewise, new sports machines are advertised continuously on informecials and magazine advertisements. ... The influence of the media on the rise of eating disorders among women cannot be rebutted. ... Some women are determined to look like the females portrayed in the media. ... The media needs to stop accepting the idea that being thin is beautiful. Nonetheless, the media's portrayal of a woman is just a resemblance of society's standards. ...

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With all of the negative influences of what body types "should" be, such as what is portrayed in the media, everyone is impacted. ... Also, there could be methods of referral between schools and policies against weight loss or gain in order to improve a sports team. ... It is a program that involves teens who want to change how body image is represented in the media. ... The teens participate in a marketing class that shows the relationship between the media and how people are affected by what they see. ... , it is possible that the media will have less of an effect on the development of e...

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In the early 1900s, it wasn't uncommon for female athletes to be rejected from sports or events like the Olympic Games because it was thought to be too stressful on the female body. Although things have changed, being a female in a world of sports may not come easily. Women, who engage in high caliber sports such as gymnastics, figure skating or ballet are exposed to the pressure of having a low body weight or leanness. ... Accompanying this, female athletes may be exposed to the media as sexual figures. ... With the installation of this law, female participation in sports dramatically in...

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Children are not getting out and playing sports or participating in as many extracurricular activities. ... In 2013 the CDC website reported that children between the ages of 8-18 "spend an average of 7.5 hours a day using entertainment media, including television, computers, video games, cell phones, and movies"( Childhood Obesity Causes & Consequences 2013, para 4). ... Children are not getting out and playing sports or participating in as many extracurricular activities as previous generations because of more multimedia, less physical fitness in our schools, and because of limited...

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They are often involved in recreations that exemplify the ideal woman, like cheerleading, dancing, modeling, theater, and certain sports [CITATION NHS14 l 1033]. ... This perfect woman stereotype is also present in media, as in movies, TV, and video games the heroine is always a super model. ...

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These advertisements can put a lot of pressure on young girls at such a young age to look beautiful that it can make them feel depressed about not being able to have the sexual attractiveness they desire or that the media and society desires. ... Authors Domenech-Rodriguez, Rouner, and Slater state that "Males tend to be presented in sports and professional activity contexts, savoring freedom and adventure; traditionally, females are portrayed either in relation to males, as spouses and homemakers, or in relation to children, as parents and homemakers" (p. 1-2). ... One journal me...

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Unfortunately in America, being beautiful means having the perfect body, and this has turned into an obsession that has been perpetuated by the media and societal pressures. ... So what role do the fashion industry and media play in this problem? ... Wrestling, boxing, gymnastics, and even football are classic examples of sports where you find a disproportionate number of male athletes with eating disorders.... Much like women, men are effected by the media and the entertainment industry as well. ...

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Society creates a glamorized perception of ideal body types that symbolically relate to success and power through mass media. ... Subsequently young girls want to look just as "gorgeous" and as "successful" as the famous people portrayed in the media. Boys want to look just as "buff" as the power dominating male figures portrayed throughout the media (Earp, J., Jhally, S., Katz J., 2002). Kids who are heavily involved in sports such as gymnastics, figure skating, ballet, and cross-country runners, to name a few, have to start watching their weight as early as age 7 because they are judged on t...

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Most coaches are concerned with improving their particular sports teams, but must have so many regular classes under their supervision. ... Television, video games, social media, sleeping, and injury are all factors of lacking a workout schedule to maintain and build muscle and eliminate fat. ...

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I believe that the media, biology, and a child's experiences and personality all play a role in the development of Anorexia Nervosa. ... In the case of Dana, an anorexic eight-year-old girl, media was most likely not the cause, but rather a trigger for her disease. ... There are certain types of children who are more vulnerable to the messages that are delivered to us by the media. ... The perfectionistic child may feel unsatisfied with their performance in sports or at school, and as they begin dieting, they gain the sense that it is something they can accomplish without error. ...

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It seemed to me that the older I get, the more obsessed people seemed about their bodies. Whether it was the diet soda boom of the 80's, or the fact everyone has always been unhappy with his or her natural bodies; it just took me a while to comprehend. It always seemed like there were diets here, di...

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For the past 10 years people's awareness of nutritious food has been growing demanding a balanced diet as advertised by the medical community, the media, the government and of course education. ... Given the theme of Joo-Joo's Trojan Horse is healthy and tasty food, five areas have been targeted for getting the word out: a) the print media: local newspapers, and student publications, b) broadcasting: ethnic and local radio programs, c) Chamber of Commerce information and hotel guides, d) Direct mail: offices for delivery, e-mail ads, e) Other: Yellow pages, sports events, and...

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Outdoor games, sports, outings, etc., every day are being replaced by sedentary activities, just as a research made by ASPE mention "It is estimated that children in the United States are spending 25 percent of their waking hours watching television and statistically, children who watch the most hours of television have the highest incidence of obesity" and according to recent surveys, "children spend an average of 7 hours per day watching television and an additional half hour playing video games or connected to social media". ...

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Abstract Overweight and obese children and adolescents have become a major health concern and crisis nationally and internationally. The occurrence of childhood and adolescent obesity has grown over the past decade. The cause is due to an imbalance between caloric consumption and expenditure. The factors involved in the causation of obesity in children include genetic, behavioral, and environmental. These factors lead to physical, psychological and social health issues in children and adolescents suffering from this disease. ...

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The mass media also continues to promote excessively thin body images and plays a negative role in the development of bad eating habits. Less than one-third of U.S. pediatric residency programs teach about the effects of media exposure on children's health (Dr. ... Appearing in gym class or swimming pools present a potentially embarrassing situation for the self-conscious child that must face his peers, and the possibility of being picked last for team sports. ...

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Introduction Would you risk everything just to be skinny? Just to be what you thought people wanted you to be? Even if it meant losing you life? Up to twenty-four million people have an eating disorder in the United States alone. The body type known as ideal is possessed by only 5% of American females ("E.D....

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