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WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THE STANDARDS OF BEAUTY IN THE MEDIA ON WOMEN'S
HEALTH? - (OUTLINE)

I. INTRODUCTION
I.1 Thesis stamen: The social beauty standards affect the self-esteem, triggering body image
disorders caused by the misperception of the body. This disorder affects the self image. Its effects
are manifested in social relations problems and also eating disorder; the most dangerous are
anorexy, bulimia and orthorexia.
II. BODY
A. Effect #1: Anorexia
A.1 supporting idea: ninety percent of those with anorexia are women very early age, usually
between 12 and 25 years, although the age is decreasing and we can find girls under 12 with eating
disorders.
A.2 supporting idea: In September 2007 the photographer Oliviero Toscani made one of the few
awakenings in the world. The extreme thinness of the model surprised the Medias.
B. Effect# 2: Bulimia
B.1 supporting idea: Beauty icons such as Keira Knightley, a known British actress, are obsessed
by her beauty pressured by the impositions of the "celebrity world" up to a limit of extreme
thinness.
B.1 supporting idea: Is the most common eating disorder in adults and affects more than 2% of
adolescents between 14 and 18 years.
B.2 supporting idea: It occurs in 90% of cases in women; men can also suffer, although their
share is about ten times smaller; in the United States the incidence of bulimia is 1.5% in women
and 0.5% in men. This translates to approximate 4.7 million females who will have their lives
threatened by this potentially deadly disorder.
C. Effect #3: Orthorexia
C.1 Supporting idea: Orthorexia appears to be motivated by health, but there are underlying
motivations, which can include safety from poor health, compulsion for complete control, escape
from fears, wanting to be thin, improving self-esteem, searching for spirituality through food, and
using food to create an identity.
C.2 supporting idea: Obsession with healthy food can progress to the point where it crowds out
other activities and interests, impairs relationships, and even becomes physically dangerous.
C.3 supporting idea: Christine Johnson, of Moore, Oklahoma, suffered from orthorexia, an
obsession with eating healthy foods and exercising. At one point, her grandfather was about to go
in for major surgery, which he might not survive, but she nearly missed going to see him because
she did not want to miss a workout. The 28-year-old also skipped two family Christmas dinners
and birthday parties because she was preparing meals or doing exercise.
III. CONCLUSION
A. Summary: Anorexia, bulimia and orthorexia are disorders of eating behavior resulting from
excessive concern for physical appearance and body weight control. They are primarily motivated
by the high self exigency, insecurity, low self-esteem and the great fear of failing to have a different
body to the ideal model accepted in society. All this leads them to develop an obsession to improve
their body image, which it leads to serious problems in both their physical and mental health.
B. Concluding sentence: It is time to raise awareness among young people of strong risks involved to
suffer eating disorders; it is time to learn to accept ourselves as we are.
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SECTION 1T, COMPOSITION AND STYLE II
PROFESSOR: VICTOR SANABRIA
MARCH, 2016

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THE STANDARDS OF BEAUTY IN THE MEDIA ON WOMEN'S
HEALTH?

The Medias define our live most of the time. It is known the influence of mass Medias in beauty standards,
especially in women, we can see every day in the constant bombardment from advertising, television and the
fashion world; but are we really consciences of the impact that Medias have in women’s health? People know
exactly how frequently the effects present in everyday life? Are we doing something about this situation?
Before at all, it is need to realize that at most of the cases the social beauty standards are impossible to fill and
these affect the self-esteem, triggering body image disorders caused by the misperception of the body. This
disorder affects the way that they see themselves. Accordingly, its effects are manifested in social relations
problems and also eating disorder. As a result that the eating disorders have increased in incidence; the most
dangerous are anorexy, bulimia and orthorexia.

Everyone knows that women, from an early age, are under great pressure to meet certain ideal of beauty that
fashion imposes rigor. In recent decades, thinness has become the calling card of all those men and women
who want social success and professionally advance. And here is when the eating disorders appear. Anorexia
is defined as a psychological disorder in which the sick person has a distorted view of their body, looking fat
but their weight is much lower than recommended for good health. He feels real terror to obesity or weight
gain, so try to lose weight stopped eating and restricting consumption, especially food with higher caloric
value. According to statistics, ninety percent of those with anorexia are women very early age, usually between
12 and 25 years, although the age is decreasing and they can find girls under 12 with eating disorders.
Speaking about this, in September 2007 the photographer Oliviero Toscani made one of the few awakenings
in the world, he show a women who suffer Anorexia and this creating with this a lot different reactions, the
extreme thinness of the model surprised the Medias.

Beauty icons such as Keira Knightley, a known British actress, are obsessed by her beauty pressured by the
impositions of the "celebrity world" up to a limit of extreme thinness; this creates some influence on society,
especially young women who see them as examples to follow, which it makes women try everything to reach
this 'perfect body'. Bulimia is the most common eating disorder in adults and affects more than 2% of
adolescents between 14 and 18 years; along with anorexia nervosa, are the eating disorder fastest growing in
the young population, it is common among adolescents and the beginning of adulthood, characterized by a
set of behaviors aimed at achieving or maintaining what the patient considered acceptable weight, following
totally irrational diets and with an agonizing fear of gaining weight. Bulimia is one of most directly affected by
social pressure. It occurs in 90% of cases in women; men can also suffer, although their share is about ten
times smaller; in the United States the incidence of bulimia is 1.5% in women and 0.5% in men. This
translates to approximate 4.7 million females who will have their lives threatened by this potentially deadly
disorder.

Additionally, like the anorexia and bulimia exist another severe disturbance in eating habits to take in count
who is the orthorexia. It is proposed like a distinct eating disorder characterized by extreme or excessive
preoccupation with eating food believed to be healthy. Similar to a woman suffering with bulimia or anorexia,
a woman with orthorexia may find that her food obsessions begin to hinder everyday activities. Her strict
rules and beliefs about food may lead her to become socially isolated, and result in anxiety or panic attacks in
extreme cases. Orthorexia appears to be motivated by health, but there are underlying motivations, which can
include safety from poor health, compulsion for complete control, escape from fears, wanting to be thin,
improving self-esteem, searching for spirituality through food, and using food to create an identity.
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Orthorexia nervosa is not currently recognized as a clinical diagnosis in the DSM-5, but Orthorexia
symptoms are serious, chronic, and go beyond a lifestyle choice. Obsession with healthy food can progress to
the point where it is interfere in other activities and interests, impairs relationships, and even becomes
physically dangerous. When this happens, orthorexia takes on the dimensions of a true eating disorder such as
anorexia or bulimia. The concept of orthorexia as a newly developing eating disorder has attracted significant
media attention, so it is important to star to take it in consideration. Christine Johnson, of Moore,
Oklahoma, suffered from orthorexia. At one point, her grandfather was about to go in for major surgery,
which he might not survive, but she nearly missed going to see him because she did not want to miss a
workout, the 28-year-old also skipped two family Christmas dinners and birthday parties because she was
preparing meals or doing exercise.

To resume, anorexia, bulimia and orthorexia are disorders of eating behavior resulting from excessive
concern for physical appearance and body weight control. They are primarily motivated by the high self
exigency, insecurity, low self-esteem and the great fear of failing to have a different body to the ideal model
accepted in society. All this leads them to develop an obsession to improve their body image, which it leads to
serious problems in both their physical and mental health. Obviously, it is normal to think that not affect us
directly, but the influence exerted by the mass media on contemporary society is undeniable; in some cases
this capacity of intervention on the individual and thus on the social community can be beneficial, but at
other times, may have an effect really harmful. Anorexia and bulimia have turned in extremely serious
diseases, women sacrificed a lot of energy and money to get a perfect body, leading many teenagers to death;
as in the case of the Brazilian model Carolina Reston, who had a diet super strict, since only ate apples and
tomatoes. It is time to raise awareness among young people of strong risks involved to suffer eating disorders;
it is time to learn to accept ourselves as we are.