Anorexia

ANOREXIA DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE

EILLYN SUAREZ
RAFAEL SIERRA

UNIVERSIDAD DEL ATLANTICO
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ANOREXIA DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE

Nowadays there is an alarming pressure that induces young guys to be thin, there are many factors that take part in the anorexia and bulimia; the mass media, specially television, are selling theidea that being thin is directly associated with happiness, job success, relationship success, beauty, youngness, and a better quality of life. The image that public announcement provides, the unreal series of television that shows woman as a “superwoman” that needs to have a perfect body, a successful degree, a perfect wedding and to be the ideal mother, is making women follow strict diets toget that, but they should have a strong mind to go against this system.
Anorexia nervosa is a nutritional disorder which the principal reaction is an exaggerate losing of weight and fear of getting fat; there are two kinds of anorexia, the restricted anorexia in which the affected person does not like the food, and makes so many physical exercises, the other one is the bulimic anorexia in which sheeats a lot of food then she regrets of that, and provokes bringing up and uses of laxatives.
This eating disorder is growing rapidly all over the world; there are over seven million girls with this illness just in the Unites States. Why do these girls believe so deeply that being thin is being beautiful? These young women are longing for self approval through acceptance according to stereotype.Where does this thin stereotype come from? The fashion industry is being accused by society for the sudden need to be perfect of the young girls; the fashion industry is not taking the blame, but the real guilty are the girls because they believe everything they watch in the mass media. Can society put the guilt on the fashion industry because of the publication of photographs of thin girls?Several possible reasons for this disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, are puzzling doctors, and leave us searching for a solution. Obviously young women are longing for self approval through acceptance in a shallow and stereotypical world. Can we blame poor family dynamics, is the media promoting mental illness by publicizing thinness, or is Anorexia Nervosa an unlucky catch from the family gene pool?
Webegan researching with an open mind before we decided who or what was to blame for millions of young women everywhere denying their bodies food. Forming an opinion seemed easy because of the awe given to the media, but surprisingly the stand we took did not accuse millions of models and actors who appeared to be flawless. Young women are not developing Anorexia Nervosa simply because of societalpressures to meet unreachable ideals.
Women are getting this eating disorder for reasons beyond media stereotypes. Does the fashion industry cause most of these girls to an eating disorder? Millions of girls read fashion magazines, but it is not common to see an overweight person modeling the latest styles. These magazines are showing photos of extremely skinny women and making obvious efforts toaccent this feature. In advertisements, this stick figure woman wearing tiny shorts and bikinis, shows a young figure and a rather sickly behavior. The fashion industry claims that there was a time when models were voluptuous, but today, busty and voluptuous do not sell, this new standard for thinness is almost impossible for most people to meet; The result of this is that 1 of 10 college studentssuffer to a significant degree.
These models seem to be making girls believe one has to be extremely thin to be desired. People are saying the cause of Anorexia Nervosa among girls is the effect of the photographs of slim girls in magazines, this is not a stereotype or trend the fashion industry is trying to make, it is simply the current vision photographers and fashion designers choose to...