Video by:H2Oh518
Statistics from video:
- 8 million people in the US suffer from an ED
- 90% are women/girls
- 8 out 10 women are not happy with their reflection
- 80% of children are afraid of being fat
- more than 50% of 10 year old girls wish they were thinner
- Americans spend more than 40 billion a year on diet and beauty products
- The average American woman is 5'4" and 140 pounds
- The average American model is 5' 11" and 117 pounds
- In your lifetime 50,000 people will die as a direct result of their Eating Disorder
- The current media ideal of thinness is achieved by less than 5% of the female population
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7 comments:
This is seriously sick? what is this word coming too.
Where did you get this information?
The stats listed are from the video in the post.
This is so sad.
I am 5 foot 7 inches, 136.2 pounds, and 17 years of age. I have felt like I am fat for almost as long as I can remember.
Everywhere we look, their are advertizments for shit we don't need, presented by unrealistic and unhealthy people.
I want to thank you for bringing the truth to light, and I can only hope that others, male or female suffering from body image disatisfacion read what I just read.
It is truly sad. Men also suffer from body image and poor self esteem but few are talking about it. I work with so many women trying to lose weight and we discuss their body images, their self concept and stress related eating. Thank you for the awareness you create!
If I can be of any help-please contact me at elika@happylivingla.com
I agree! Thank you, anonymous. I'm glad you found the information helpful and thank you for taking the time to comment.
Thank you, Elika. I appreciate that.
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