Blog 090414

• Body Issues Through Social Media
• Social media affects how many teens look at themselves when comparing their bodies to celebrities and other athletes figures. It's also proven with many apps and tools to make yourself appear thinner and diminish your imperfections. It gives society the idea that having a perfect body is a must have.
• http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=S534283-0-2427&artno=0000365023&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Body%20image&title=Want%20the%20Perfect%20Selfie%3F%20There%27s%20an%20App%20for%20That&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N
• Social Media Trending Unrealistic Body Characteristics
• Through social media, teens are given unrealistic goals for their bodies. Many trends arose through social media, such as a "thigh-gap".
• http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=S534283-0-2427&artno=0000363893&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Anorexia%20nervosa&title=Fueled%20by%20Social%20Media%2C%20%27Thigh%20Gap%27%20Focus%20Can%20Lure%20Young%20Women%2E%2E%2E&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N
• Companies and Societies Picture of The Women
• Through advertisements, corporations, and magazines, girls are fed the idea that their bodies have to be perfection. Unrealistic and extreme weight loss are a result of this.
• http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=S534283-0-2427&artno=0000357843&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Anorexia%20nervosa&title=Former%20Model%3A%20%27What%20Young%20Girls%20Can%20Learn%20from%20My%20Anorexia%27&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N
• Society Teaching Women To Go To Great Lengths For The Perfect Body
• Women have been brainwashed by social media, magazines, and companies with the idea that having visible collarbones and thigh gaps is normal and expected of them. This teaches them to think having an eating disorder is okay and 100% healthy.
• http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=S534283-0-2427&artno=0000361530&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Bulimia&title=%27Anorexia%20Is%20a%20Lifestyle%2C%20Not%20a%20Disease%27&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N
• Society's Expectations for the Average Woman
• Through social media and magazines, people have been taught to strive for thin thighs and visible rib cages. In fact, it's not difficult to find groups of people supporting unhealthy eating habits such as anorexia or bulimia.
• http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=S534283-0-2427&artno=0000353922&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Bulimia&title=Being%20Too%20Thin%20Has%20Consequences&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N