Mr. Koebel will present to Psychology and Sociology classes later this week regarding body image and eating disorder issues. We are constantly bombarded with images of thin, beautiful people which can make it very difficult to maintain a healthy body image.
Some statistics to ponder:
-One in four college-aged women engages in disordered eating.
-Due to public perception, men are less likely to seek help for eating disorders.
-If Barbie were a real person, she would have to walk on all fours due to her proportions.
-Most fashion models are thinner than 98% of women.
Many of the images that we see in the media are not real. They are edited, altered, or airbrushed in some way. The following "Evolution" video from Dove cleverly shows how images are altered to fit an "ideal."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfAPT1_0TDg
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