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The media and its influences on eating disorders
A presentation pulled together at the last minute by Sarah Van
Buren
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Eating Disorders
• Anorexia• Bulimia • Over exercising
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Katie Metclafe• Suffered with anorexia from age 14-
19 before anyone noticed. • “As I began to lose weight I started
to feel that life was worth living again. At last I seemed to be achieving at something.”
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The media has us raveled up in its web
• The media refers to what we are exposed to, such as advertisements, magazines, and social media.
• Everyday we view over 5,000 advertisement• Roughly ten percent is an advertisement for
personal care/beauty products or weight loss
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“Thinspiration”
• Web sites that praise and promote eating disorders and offer tips on how to hide the side effects.
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• Web sites such as this have been rapidly increasing and ravaging the self esteem of upcoming generations
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Symptoms • Refusal to eat and a denial of hunger• An intense fear of gaining weight• Flat mood, lack of emotion, or social
withdrawal• Dry skin• Abdominal pain
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•Stay beautiful