People often follow the media because they think that it has the ‘perfect’ ideal for everything. Often what people see in the media is not real life. “The media is one such mechanism that has an ever-increasing influence and reach on women across North America and the world” by showing what people should look like rather than showing ‘real’ people (Spettigue). The media are really showing the “Cultural pressures that glorify ‘thinness’ and obtaining the ‘perfect body’” (“Eating Disorders and the Media”). This results in people indirectly learning about “Cultural norms that value people on the basis of physical appearance and not inner qualities and strengths” (“Eating Disorders and the Media”). “A recent study even demonstrated that the media
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Each one has a different effect that it causes to the body. Anorexia Nervosa is starving oneself, but the body will not be able to get the nutrient it needs to function. The body will slow down to try to save that energy (“Health Consequences of Eating Disorders”). The body will also change physically due to the loss of nutrient, the person will have a slower heart rate and low blood pressure, risking in heart failure. Muscles will become weak due to dehydration (“Health Consequences of Eating Disorders”). Many People with bulimia will eat big amounts of food and will then get rid of the calories by vomiting and exercising (Brownell). This does not allow enough time for the food to nutrient the body so it causes chemical imbalances in the body, will lead to irregular heartbeats and affects the digestive system (“Health Consequences of Eating Disorders”). Binge eating is where a person will eat out of control (Brownell). This will cause “high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and heart disease as a result of elevated triglyceride levels” from all the large food intakes happening at once (“Health Consequences of Eating Disorders”). Lack of certain nutrients results in the lack of certain functions, which causes the body to reaction
Each one has a different effect that it causes to the body. Anorexia Nervosa is starving oneself, but the body will not be able to get the nutrient it needs to function. The body will slow down to try to save that energy (“Health Consequences of Eating Disorders”). The body will also change physically due to the loss of nutrient, the person will have a slower heart rate and low blood pressure, risking in heart failure. Muscles will become weak due to dehydration (“Health Consequences of Eating Disorders”). Many People with bulimia will eat big amounts of food and will then get rid of the calories by vomiting and exercising (Brownell). This does not allow enough time for the food to nutrient the body so it causes chemical imbalances in the body, will lead to irregular heartbeats and affects the digestive system (“Health Consequences of Eating Disorders”). Binge eating is where a person will eat out of control (Brownell). This will cause “high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and heart disease as a result of elevated triglyceride levels” from all the large food intakes happening at once (“Health Consequences of Eating Disorders”). Lack of certain nutrients results in the lack of certain functions, which causes the body to reaction