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Teenagers And Eating Disorders

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In today’s society, there are many teenagers that are looking up to skinny models and movie stars. Teenagers are wanting to look just like them; these celebrities give the impression that females should be skinny and flawless; when in reality most of the people in Hollywood have had some type of photo shop, face lift, tummy tuck or some surgical procedure to make them look much different than they normally do. A lot of stars mainly have their pictures photo shopped, so it’s hard for us to see what they truly look like since we only get to see what is posted in magazines and on social media. There are many teenagers that lack self-confidence and are very insecure with their bodies because of this impact the society has made. Teenagers are effected every day by over exercising, low self-esteem, and eating disorders. These effects can be very harmful and detrimental to their health. …show more content…

For one, they might develop eating disorders. Some teenagers that see themselves as being overweight will stop eating or start purging. If teenagers do not stop eating everything altogether and take the risk of becoming anorexic, then most teenagers will start to portion their food carefully and eat very small quantities of only certain foods. I had a friend who once did this, she battled this for a while. Then one day I found out about it, and she thought I would think of her differently, but I helped her to get through it and she did. It was very hard for me to see my friend go through such a hard time due to the impact of the

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