3 articles and 2 Columns
3 Positive and 2 Negative
In the present day, many teenagers consume too much information from mass media, including television, magazines, news and the internet. The mass media plays a very important role in promoting eating disorders among young girls. As we can see, Supermodels or Hollywood movie stars in popular magazines or in the commercials continue to be thinner and thinner. The average model weights 25 percent less than the typical women and maintains a weight about 15 to 20 percent below the healthy weight for her age and height (NIMH 2008). The average American models are 5’11” and weight only 117 pounds, whereas the average American women are 5’4” and 140 pounds (Mental Health matter 2001). We can see that many supermodels and Hollywood movie stars are very thin or have pencil-shaped bodies, such as Nicole Richie, Brittany Snow or Allegra Versace. This group of people can be the inspiration to young girls. Many young girls want to look like their favorite stars; therefore, these young girls will create eating disorder behavior in order to be thin like their favorite models or favorite stars. The key message for these positive slant is that media is the main causes of eating disorders.
Some people believe that the media is not the big issue for eating disorders. They believe that biological organs & genetic factors and societal factors are the main issue for eating disorders. Genetic and Hormonal factors are believed to play a main role for creating eating disorders. People with eating disorders are believed to have genetic problem lead to the illness. Individuals who have a family history of depression, alcohol abuse, obesity or eating disorders have a higher chance for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. There is a relationship between the eating behavior, such as dieting or starvation, and the nervous and hormone system. The feeling of hunger, craving and fullness are controlled by the brain and also involved a number of digestive hormones (NIMH 2008, 4) the key message is that there are other factors that cause eating disorders, such as biological organ, genetic factors or societal factors.
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