Body Image Project
Eating disorders
Definitions:
Body image is how people think about there body and people see themselves. Beauty is when the shape, color or form please somebody which is usually the sight. I think that when people think of their body most automatically think of the negative because a lot of people aren't confident in the way they look.
Media
Body images often get influenced by outside sources such as friends, family or the media. I think it's mostly the media today, they continuously post about famous people talking about there body and how they look. If somebody gains weight then they are put in a magazine so everybody can know about it. This makes peoples minds always think everybody should look like them, I think society shouldn't listen to magazines and realize that everybody is different.
10 facts
- "Eating disorders are categorized as mental illnesses where there is an unhealthy relationship with food."
- Eating disorders change the way people think about themselves and often change peoples appearance.
- "24 million people in the U.S. struggle with an eating disorder."
- Anorexic, Bulimia, and binge eating are the 3 main eating disorders.
- 50% of people with the disorder also struggle with depression
- These disorders can be caused by psychology issues or genetics
- " Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness."
- 50-80% of developing this disorder is from genetics
- 10-15% of those who suffer from anorexia are males
- These people have low self esteem and pressure to be skinny
5 steps
- Avoid offending media
- Don't go to shopping centers
- Don't have conversations about appearance
- Meditate
- Eat healthy