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girls begin worrying about their bodies when they hit puberty. At this time

young girls have an increase of body fat and they realize the culture?s ideal

of thinness. Since teenagers see that overweight teenagers are badgered, they

will do anything they can to never be overweight. A negative body image is

associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms. When many women feel their

lives are out of control, so they use food as power. These women feel food is

the only thing in their life they can control. These women develop anorexia and

bulimia.

Models and actresses are many women?s role models. Throughout the years,

women in the spot light keep getting taller and skinnier. These role models are

too involved with being skinny. ?The impossibly thin body has become the

height of fashion. ‘You can?t be too thin,’ is the rather bleak formulation of

this ideal. Some researchers believe that these extreme fashion standards are a

factor in the recent and alarming rise in anorexia nervosa and bulimia among

young women? (The New American Body v10 n3:1). From Twiggy to Kate Moss the

fashion industry has encouraged extreme thinness and a distorted view of women?s

bodies. To be a model one must look unhealthy and emaciated. Anorexic and

bulimic women are glorified on television and magazines. Just by turning on the

television one can see society?s view of beauty. Many actresses must lose

weight to star in a television show or movie. Kate Winslet had to lose much

weight in order to be skinny enough to star in ?The Titanic." Sarah

Michelle Gellar?s stunt double was given the ultimatum to either lose weight

or lose her job because she weighed 105 pounds. Miss America contestants and

Playboy centerfolds are getting taller and skinnier. Almost all young models and

actresses are extremely thin and many women look up to these role models and

want to look just like them. Even mannequins in stores are extremely skinny.

Their hips measure only 31 inches and the average women?s hips measure 37

inches. Most young girls play with Barbie Dolls. These dolls have the

stereotypical ideal figure for American women. There was a study done on Barbie,