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Young girls making the transition into adolescence often struggle with their appearance, but at times that insecurity can become a more serious problem with body satisfaction. When body satisfaction is a severe problem, a condition known as body image distortion can lead to the development of an eating disorder. (more…)
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When the temperatures go up, anxiety builds for many women. Fear of pool party invitations and dread of appearing in front of friends and family in even a modest swimsuit makes many women break into a cold sweat. Many ease their discomfort by investing in more flattering swimsuit styles or a confidence-boosting cover-up, but some resort to dangerous behaviors. (more…)
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What would a person do for a million dollars and a film contract? For some celebrities, the answer might include a dramatic weight loss to fulfill the expected look of a certain role. However, experts say that for millions of movie viewers, the message these actions reinforce is that it’s acceptable, even commendable, to lose a dangerous amount of weight for a certain occasion.
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There are many factors that influence whether a teen develops an eating disorder. One area that has been hotly debated is whether the media has a role in raising the risk of developing an eating disorder among some teens.
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Each year, about10 million Americans seek surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Of the people who seek cosmetic and dermatological treatment to improve their physical appearance, 6% to 15% of them—or an estimated 650,000 Americans—suffer from body dysmorphic disorder.
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A new study from Brigham Young University has found that female brains react in a negative way when they view photos of overweight individuals, even when they’re of a normal weight.
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A new study finds that teenage girls look at their friends and other schoolmates and peers to determine their feelings about body weight. The study, published in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, shows that a girl attending a school where the average body mass index is high is less likely to diet, and a girl attending a school where the average BMI is low would be more likely to try to lose weight.
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Kelly Osbourne checked into rehab for drug and alcohol addiction three times. But the singer, 25, tells Us Weekly: "I took more hell for being fat than I did for being an absolute raging drug addict. I will never understand that."
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An obsession with one or more bodily features, normally in the face, indicates a condition called body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), where individuals believe themselves to be unattractive and compulsively focus on areas of their face or body that they find displeasing. One to two percent of the population is thought to suffer from this mental illness, which leads some patients to seek multiple plastic surgeries. But most people who have the disorder don’t get a diagnosis; they just think they are ugly, said Dr. Jamie Feusner, a psychiatrist at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Despite her penchant for skimpy onstage outfits and landing a modeling role for Chanel, British pop singer Lily Allen recently admitted to Q Magazine that she suffers from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). When asked what she sees when she looks in the mirror, the 24-year-old said, "Someone who is more overweight than they actually are."
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