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- more than 5 million americans are affected by eating disorders each year.
- nearly one thousand women die each year of anorexia. males account for 5 to 10% of anorexia and bulimia cases.
- those who have eating disorders are women between ages 12-25.
"Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders." Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders | National Eating Disorders Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2014. <https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/media-body-image-and-eating-disorders>.
- About 3 hours per day 80% of Americans watch television.
- Children on the other hand are engaged in some form of media for 7.5 hours.
- This includes video games, and being on the computer.
- Correlational and experimental studies have shown that the medias exposure of a "perfect body" has a negative effect on women.
- although less than women, men are influenced by mass media to be muscular and thinner.
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Serdar, Kasey L. "Female Body Image and the Mass Media: Perspectives on How Women Internalize the Ideal Beauty Standard." Westminster College: A Private Comprehensive Liberal Arts College in Salt Lake City, UT, Offering Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees in Liberal Arts and Professional Programs, including Business, Nursing, Education and Communication. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2014. <https://www.westminstercollege.edu/myriad/index.cfm?parent=2514&detail=4475&content=4795>.
- Majority of models are way below normal body weight for their age.
- half of females that were asked ages 6-8 have stated that they wish to be slimmer, also most girls who want to be thinner are within their normal weight range.
- disturbed body image is one of the main effects for disordered eating and dieting in adolescent and young adult girls.
- Images in the media today project an unrealistic and even dangerous standard of feminine beauty
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