Body Image In American Culture

Body Image in America: Eating Disorders
Thesis: Body image in American culture has become an issue of weight watching, an increase in eating disorders, and an increase in the reading of diet articles which have influenced women in negative ways.
Statistically, the weight and size of women are dropping because of influence from the media, articles, and peers.
Ninety percent of young women struggle with their body image.
In young women, self-esteem is at its peak when they are nine years old.
Many children, in fact, eighty-percent, are afraid of being “fat” or overweight.
Body image in American culture has become an issue of weight watching, an increase in the beginning of eating disorders, and an increase in the reading of diet articles which

The beginning of eating disorders develops from peer pressure and lack of happiness.
Happiness can “Spread through social networks in much the same way that germs spread through communities” (Komaroff, 2011).
Celebrities have a perfect image through their social media platforms.
Many change their personalities for the media and struggle with eating disorders and problems themselves.
Social media influences young women just as celebrities do.
Reading diet articles causes the reader to view weight and shape as negative things.
A psychological factor that can be affected by diet articles is a negative body image.
Environmental factors such as family, friends, and even some sports can trigger a low self-esteem.
Diet articles can be environmental situations that permanently affect a life.
Psychological factors may also have permanent effects on someone’s life.
Modeling agencies have published articles that affect women. These agencies and articles influence women to study their bodies and form negative opinions.
Women have started believing that they are not good enough.
The media is also influencing the wrong thoughts.
A concern about the weight of women has