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 * 1) According to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, about one in every 200 women in America suffers from anorexia.
 * 2) Media images of thin women are everywhere – television shows, movies, popular magazines. The average fashion model today is 5’10” or 5’11” and weighs 120 to 125 pounds. That means they have a body mass index of about 17.4. Anything under 18.5 is considered underweight and unhealthy
 * 3) About 50 percent of all girls between the ages of 11 and 13 believe they are overweight, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that only 18 percent of adolescents are really overweight.
 * 4) About 80 percent of girls in this age group say that they have dieted[ 11 and 13] in an attempt to lose weight.
 * 5) About seven million women currently suffer from eating disorders.
 * 6) a poor body image of women can contribute to depression, anxiety, problems in relationships, the development of substance abuse problems, the development of unhealthy eating habits and various health problems.
 * 7) Many women also believe that smoking or using certain drugs will help them lose weight or prevent weight gain.
 * 8) Changing the way the media portrays women would be useful but that’s a long-term goal. Women with poor body image need more immediate solutions.
 * 9) For those with serious anxiety, depression or eating disorders related to poor body image,..., psychotherapy or other mental health treatment is recommended.
 * 10) A poor female body image might make women feel uncomfortable being intimate with a partner. It might make them doubt a partner’s love for them. Of course, depression creates stress in a relationship, as well.
 * 11) Teensand Eating Disorders
 * 12) Many spend a lot of time worrying about what others think and they desperately try to conform to society's unattainable "ideal" body image. They are lead to believe that if they are thin, they will be accepted
 * 13) Since many teenagers are constantly buying teen or fashion magazines, the images of emaciated models appearing in those magazines only reinforces their belief that in order to be happy, successful and accepted, they must be thin.
 * 14) Television shows like //Beverly Hills 90210// also leads them to believe that they must be thin. They watch these shows all the time and many will do anything to try and look like the actresses on these shows.
 * 15) Many teenagers need a role model and someone to look up to. Unfortunately, too many of them chose fashion models or actresses as their role models, they paste pictures of them all over their rooms, and some will resort to dangerous methods of weight control to try and look like their idols.
 * 16) Many children, under the age of 10, are becoming obsessed with dieting and their bodies. They are afraid of becoming fat. They don't just learn this from the media, they also learn this from their parents. If their mothers are constantly dieting and expressing their desire to be thin, these young children will start to believe they also need to be thin.