Body Image
What is Body Image?
Today's Media
The "ideal" body, is not so ideal
Models are not really who they model.
Don't have the "ideal" body?
Don't have the "ideal" smooth, flawless skin?
Eating Disorders
A person who is already considered underweight diets often or exercises too much to lose an unhealthy amount of weight in a very short time.
Bulimia Nervosa
A person who binges on food, then makes themselves puke or uses laxatives to get rid of all the calories they consumed so they will not gain weight.
**Most people with an eating disorder experience depression
TODAY show's Survey
200 Teenagers over the age of 16
What percentage of these men and women worry about their appearance on a daily basis?
Men: 53%
Women: 67%
What percentage of the women spend at least an hour or more on their appearance to "feel better about themselves"?
78% of women
***The average women is said to spend 2 weeks of every year working on her appearance.***
What if one does not get help?
-Heart failure
-Organ failure
-Malnutrition
-Suicide
How can one get help?
**Only 10% of the billions of people within the United States with an eating disorder actually get help**
To cure an eating disorder it requires a long lasting treatment in some form of psychotherapy or psychological counsel with careful attention to medical and nutritional needs.National Eating Disorder Association
Website: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support
Phone: 1-800-931-2237