They are caused by media pressure (Eating disorders - how are they caused?)

Member Name: herbie__53

Product:	Eating disorders - how are they caused?
Date:	13/01/09 (21 review reads)
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Advantages: Erm, none!

Disadvantages: Health issues

I personally think the media is the first and only cause of the eating disorders. It projects to us images of film stars and singers all slim and toned, and as soon as someone puts on a bit of weight they get plastered all over magazines and made a show of. Think of Lily Allen, who is skinny now, whereas I thought she looked great before. They try to manipulate our minds to believe that only skinny people are worth looking at, you will only become a successful singer or movie star if you are thin. Mens magazines are also to blame - the way they portray women as just "objects of desire", and the skinnier and bustier the better does nothing to make us normal girls feel good about our bodies. Why do we never see famous people with a bit of flab? Or girls in these womens mags with a bit of a tum? It leads everyone to think that women are SUPPOSED to look skinny, toned and tanned all of the time and anyone who doesn't fit this criteria is not worth thinking about. It destroy's peoples self confidence and they believe if they starve themselves and become thin then everything will be better. Posh Spice? No thanks - she looks alternately like a skeleton and a lollypop.

Summary: Stop putting pressure on us girls to look like an "ideal"!