Media Influence On Eating Disorders

Some people claim that the media, biological or genetic and psychological factors are not the main reasons that influence individual to develop an eating disorder. The majority of people today used a different type of media to be informed, for entertainment, interactions, and advertisement. The media portrays a vast majority of information that it is available for the public to watch in the comfort of the homes or base on their own convenience and taste. The general public is free to choose what type of media, information, reality TV shows it wants to focus on. So choosing to put more attention on or not choosing to look past the commercial and reality TV shows for example that portrays slimmer body can be the expression of personal insecurities. If someone, was to develop an eating disorder from focusing too much on the media consumption of beauty. Is it really because of the media or because there were already personal insecurities. There might not be enough conclusive evidence in science that states the existence of an eating disorder gene in the human DNA. When it comes to eating …show more content…
Is it a psychological problem or a sociological problem? In the sense that the way an individual perceives his or herself can be a direct consequence of the interaction of others people whether in school or at work. Mazzeo and Bulik (2009), children who are exposed in a gene-environment where parents are modeling eating disorder behaviors and attitude such as a motivation for slimmer body, body dissatisfaction tend to be at risk for developing eating disorder. The parents with eating disorder or parents who are concern about their own shape and weight have an influence on their children appearance and over- concerned about their weight even when the child is within the normal weight. Teasing and critical comment about weight from peers and parents can influence an individual to develop an eating