- 69% of girls in 5th – 12th grades reported that magazine pictures influenced their idea of a perfect body shape – National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- Following the viewing of images of female fashion models, seven out of ten women felt more depressed and angrier than prior to viewing the images – Rader Programs
- 80% of women who answered a People magazine survey responded that images of women on television and in the movies make them feel insecure – Rader Programs
- The body type portrayed in advertising as the ideal is possessed naturally by only 5% of American females – National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- An average US woman is 5’4” tall weighing 140 pounds; the average US model is 5’11” weighing 117 pounds – West Virginia Dept of Education
These are some very upsetting true facts about how media portrays women's body image. Please comment with your reactions to these facts.
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Keri&Erin
This just shows how big of an influence social media has on people. People need to view themselves on how they want to look not how others expect them to look.
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