Unhealthy Obsession Over Physical Appearance

As generations pass human culture has proven to evolve in many ways. From fads to phases society is ever changing. A key factor they all have in common is the way these changes continuously affect us. One topic in particular is physical appearance. Physical appearances play a major role in the way we perceive our bodies. We are continuously told that our best is never good enough. The media is heavily influencing individuals to always look their best; specifically targeting young women. While the majority of the population is not bothered by this false marketing, a few specific groups tend to fall for the bandwagon. Generally speaking these groups are formed by the younger generations constantly striving to reach perfection. Although goal setting is considered an admirable trait to have, some of these girls take it to the next level. The youth tend to go to extremes such as starving themselves to achieve their goal of “perfection”. This unhealthy obsession over physical appearances is the main cause to …show more content…
The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. As mentioned earlier compulsive eaters suffer from a condition known as hypoglycemia; if some who suffers from hypoglycemia goes a few hours without eating, they can react as drastically as if they were starving for days their symptoms many consist of: with intense hunger, confusion, memory loss, inability to concentrate, nervousness, anxiety, depression, a feeling of discouragement and despair, and possibly headache or other intense physical distress. (Maloney 29). Anorexia Nervosa is often categorized as those who have low self esteem, insufficient food intake, and fear of gaining weight. Bulimics share the same qualities as anorexics disregarding the insufficient food intake. Instead they binge eat only to force the food back up