Media Eating Disorders

Many young children are developing eating disorders because of media images when they are just in elementary school. Studies show that seeing paper thin, perfect models used for everything sparks insecurities that later lead to eating disorders. Developing these disorders are very serious, and if they go long enough they could cause permanent damage. When magazines only label perfectly fit, flawless models that are beautiful, and bash the celebrities that have a little weight on them, people believe the only way to be beautiful is to be perfectly fit. Eating disorders and media images are a problem because people develop health issues, and risk death in order to make their body look like someone else’s. According to csun.edu, “Eating disorder is a term for a number of eating problems including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.” (1). Eating disorders have been caused by media images for centuries. In a 2004 article by ncbi.nlm.nin.gov, they stated, “A number of studies have documented the trend in increasing thinness in Playboy centerfolds, Miss America contestants, and fashion models between the 1950’s and the …show more content…
According to huffingtonpost.com, “Little hard data exists about whether or not the ubiquity of ultra-thin models causes people outside the industry to develop disordered eating or full-blown eating disorders.” (4). Although I see why someone would believe that being in the modeling industry would cause more eating disorders, that does not change that it can happen to anyone. Susan Albers says, “Although thin models are not the cause of eating disorders, they can be a trigger or a factor in maintaining an eating disorder.” (10). People continuing to see these “perfect” models plastered everywhere will only increase the percentage of eating