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7. How does this effect women of today? Statistics (Erin Konrad, Body Image in Advertising) Only 2% of women around the world describe themselves as beautiful Two thirds of women strongly agree that "the media and advertising set an unrealistic standard of beauty that most women can't ever achieve. About 3/4 of them rate their beauty as "average". Almost 1/2 of them think their weight is "too high". 92% would change at least one thing about their appearance Models on average weigh 23% less than the average woman; 20 years ago it was at 8%
8. Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that involves limiting the amount of food a person eats. It results in starvation and an inability to stay at the minimum body weight considered healthy for the person's age and height.
9. Bulemia Bulimia is an illness in which a person binges on food or has regular episodes of significant overeating and feels a loss of control. The affected person then uses various methods -- such as vomiting or laxative abuse -- to prevent weight gain.
10. Body Dismorphic Disorder Body dysmorphic disorder is a type of chronic mental illness in which you can't stop thinking about a flaw with your appearance — a flaw either that is minor or that you imagine
