Media Eating Disorders

Introduction The purpose of this literature review is to explain the main causes of eating disorders in high school youth aged 12-18 years worldwide and to explain several reasons affecting the degree of eating disorders. Recent studies have shown that dietary habits and physical complaints have increased dramatically in the past few decades. This crisis seems to be more common among women than men, 20% of high school women show bad eating habits and about 60% of women experience weight loss attempts (Pritchard and Wilson, 2005).

Examination of the relationship between college students' media and eating disorders revealed that exposure to the media was associated with dietary symptoms, thinness, female dissatisfaction, and ineffectiveness disorder, as well as male personal thinness and diet It hindered recognition. In a cross-sectional survey of 548 girls from grade 5 to grade 12, participants self-reported the frequency of reading fashion magazines and their attitudes and behaviors, including meals and exercise. After controlling weight condition, school level, ethnicity, people reading fashion magazines are twice (2) less likely to lose weight, or less likely to lose weight.

Influence of the media on eating disorders The National Eating Disorders Association stated that eating disorders are caused by factors such as physical, psychological, interpersonal and social problems. Media images help to define the cultural definition of beauty and appeal and are often cited as one of the factors contributing to the increase in eating disorders (NEDA). The website of the National Eating Disorders Association, "Influence of the Media on Physical Satisfaction of Young Women", "Influence of the Media on Disability of the Body Image and Eating Disorder", and "Dietary Behavior of Public High School Students' And satisfaction of life "

Media and body image problems are important for eating disorders and other diseases related to the body image. Of course, not everyone with an eating disorder is adversely affected by the media, and the media may not be the only reason for someone's eating disorder. However, it is usually a contributing factor. As mentioned above, the unrealistic image we see in the media may contribute to the development of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexic people restrict calories. They may actually be very thin, but many people do this because they think they are overweight. People may be anorexia for other reasons; for example, some people control their food intake as a way to maintain some degree of control over life, it seems uncontrollable. However, distortion of the body is a common factor in anorexia patients