Eating DisordersEating Disorders

Calvin Klein JeansCalvin Klein Jeans~What is the central message of this advertisement?~What is the central message of this advertisement? ~Are any of the activities directly related to what the ~Are any of the activities directly related to what the

central message is?central message is?

Diesel: Italian ClothingDiesel: Italian Clothing ~What types of activities are the people in this ~What types of activities are the people in this

advertisement doing? advertisement doing? ~How does it relate to Diesel?~How does it relate to Diesel?

Dolce & GabbanaDolce & Gabbana~This ad appeals to what basic desire?~This ad appeals to what basic desire?

~What else could be done to portray the message they ~What else could be done to portray the message they want to get across? want to get across?

Plus Size AdPlus Size Ad Are these woman a realistic portrayal of life? Why or why Are these woman a realistic portrayal of life? Why or why

not?not?

Marina RinaldiMarina Rinaldi

Three minutes spent looking at a magazine Three minutes spent looking at a magazine

causes 70% of women to feel depressed, causes 70% of women to feel depressed,

guilty and shameful.guilty and shameful.

Body ImageBody Image

40% of 140% of 1stst, 2, 2ndnd, 3, 3rdrd grade girls want to grade girls want to be thinner.be thinner.

53% of American 13 year-old girls are 53% of American 13 year-old girls are unhappy with their bodies! unhappy with their bodies! SHOCKER!!!SHOCKER!!!

78% of 17 year-old girls are 78% of 17 year-old girls are dissatisfied with their appearance.dissatisfied with their appearance.

85% of adult women wake up each 85% of adult women wake up each day ready to do battle with their day ready to do battle with their weight and size.weight and size.

BulimiaBulimia

Restrictive dieting and regular and Restrictive dieting and regular and repeated binge eating, followed by repeated binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting, purging self-induced vomiting, purging through abuse of laxatives, diuretics, through abuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas, or excessive physical or enemas, or excessive physical activity.activity.

AnorexiaAnorexia

Involves irrational fear becoming Involves irrational fear becoming obese, and results in severe weight obese, and results in severe weight loss due to self-starvation; may loss due to self-starvation; may include bingeing and purging include bingeing and purging behavior.behavior.

Boys and Eating DisordersBoys and Eating Disorders

Muscle Dysmorphia: body image Muscle Dysmorphia: body image disorder characterized by extreme disorder characterized by extreme concern with becoming more concern with becoming more muscular.muscular.

Found to occur in bodybuilders, see Found to occur in bodybuilders, see themselves as puny despite being very themselves as puny despite being very muscular, and are likely to use steroids muscular, and are likely to use steroids and other drugs to gain muscle mass.and other drugs to gain muscle mass.

If GI Joe If GI Joe Extreme were Extreme were 70” in size, he 70” in size, he

would sport would sport larger biceps larger biceps

than any than any bodybuilder in bodybuilder in

history.history.

Things to think aboutThings to think about

Body building supplementsBody building supplements SteroidsSteroids Weight gain powdersWeight gain powders Strength building hormonesStrength building hormones

If Barbie were a If Barbie were a real women, she’d real women, she’d have to walk on have to walk on her hands and her hands and knees because of knees because of her proportions!her proportions!

Tyra BanksTyra Banks

Signs & SymptomsSigns & Symptoms

Being secretive about Being secretive about weight & foodweight & food

Avoids mirrorsAvoids mirrors Needs to be perfectNeeds to be perfect Good StudentGood Student Needs to exerciseNeeds to exercise Need for controlNeed for control Prior sexual abusePrior sexual abuse Bad breathBad breath Cuts on back of handCuts on back of hand

Uses food for Uses food for emotional comfortemotional comfort

OCDOCD Fear of growing upFear of growing up Lack of emotionsLack of emotions Denial of hungerDenial of hunger Rituals with foodRituals with food Difficulty relaxingDifficulty relaxing Bad teethBad teeth Broken fingernailsBroken fingernails

Causes Causes

Involvement in modeling gymnastics, Involvement in modeling gymnastics, dancing, wrestling, running, athletics.dancing, wrestling, running, athletics.

Parents overly concerned with child’s Parents overly concerned with child’s weight and appearance.weight and appearance.

Need to gain control in area of life.Need to gain control in area of life. Inability to cope with problems.Inability to cope with problems. Chemical imbalance in the brain.Chemical imbalance in the brain. Fear of growing up.Fear of growing up.

Did you know?Did you know?

8,000,000 or more people in the United 8,000,000 or more people in the United States have an eating disorder. States have an eating disorder.

90% are women. 90% are women. Victims may be rich or poor. Victims may be rich or poor.

Eating disorders usually start in the teens Eating disorders usually start in the teens but may begin as early as age 8. but may begin as early as age 8.

Source: National Association of Anorexia Source: National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.Nervosa and Associated Disorders.

Can you believe it?Can you believe it?

If mannequins were real If mannequins were real women they would be too women they would be too thin to menstruate!thin to menstruate!

There are 3 billion women There are 3 billion women who DO NOT look like who DO NOT look like supermodels, but 3 who supermodels, but 3 who do!do!

Marilyn Monroe wore a size Marilyn Monroe wore a size 14!14!

The average woman The average woman weights 144 lbs and weights 144 lbs and wears sizes 12-14.wears sizes 12-14.

One out of four college One out of four college aged women have an aged women have an eating disorder!eating disorder!

The models in a The models in a magazine are magazine are AIRBRUSHED!!!!!!!!!!!!AIRBRUSHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Models 20 years ago Models 20 years ago weighed 8% less than weighed 8% less than the average women, the average women, today they weigh 23% today they weigh 23% less!less!

Diet Products ListDiet Products List Jenny CraigJenny Craig Nutri-SystemNutri-System Slim FastSlim Fast Skinny WaterSkinny Water Weight WatchersWeight Watchers HydroxycutHydroxycut Special KSpecial K Herbal LifeHerbal Life LA Weight LossLA Weight Loss Lean CuisineLean Cuisine AlliAlli Fiber OneFiber One

LiposineLiposine The Cookie DietThe Cookie Diet Atkins DietAtkins Diet The Sonoma DietThe Sonoma Diet South Beach DietSouth Beach Diet

More than $109 million is spent on dieting and More than $109 million is spent on dieting and diet products each year.diet products each year.

Plus Size ModelsPlus Size Models The requirements for plus-size models are no The requirements for plus-size models are no

different from those of high-fashion models, different from those of high-fashion models, except for larger except for larger bustbust--waistwaist--hiphip measurements; measurements; they must have excellent skin, hair, and teeth, they must have excellent skin, hair, and teeth, and emote well to the camera. The type of work and emote well to the camera. The type of work that plus-size models engage in is of comparable that plus-size models engage in is of comparable variety to that of their smaller-sized counterparts. variety to that of their smaller-sized counterparts. Advertising campaigns, magazine editorials, Advertising campaigns, magazine editorials, catwalkcatwalk work, live-TV work and commercials, etc., work, live-TV work and commercials, etc., comprise the variety of work available. comprise the variety of work available. Increasingly, plus-size models are also being Increasingly, plus-size models are also being employed by the media to stimulate debate on employed by the media to stimulate debate on healthy self-esteem and healthy self-esteem and body imagebody image, especially , especially regarding struggles with regarding struggles with eating disorderseating disorders. .

Plus Size ModelsPlus Size Models

Queen LatifahQueen Latifah Toccara JonesToccara Jones

RESOURCERESOURCE

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AssignmentAssignment

How does the media influence How does the media influence students today in regards to eating students today in regards to eating disorders.disorders.

How does culture and race play an How does culture and race play an influence on eating disorders.influence on eating disorders.

Give examples and statistics to Give examples and statistics to support your answer.support your answer.