Media And Influence On Women Body Image

It became clear that the media advertises and promotes a very unhealthy trend of extreme dieting and other bad eating habits to women. Most media sources put on their covers images of skinny emancipated females. That way affect the subconscious of the masses. And women still spend their money trying to achieve this unattainable look constantly see in media advertising.

To try to solve this problem let's answer the following questions.

1. What is body image?
   
2. What trends in the media industry we are noticing now?
   
3. How do the media influence our perception of body image?
   
4. What could be reasons for that?
   
5. What are the consequences of this kind of trend?
   
6. What are some real suggestions on how to improve your body image?

Your body image is how you perceive, think and feel about your body. This can have an impact at all on your actual appearance. For example, it is common in western countries, women believe they are bigger and fatter than they really are. Only one in five women satisfied with their body weight. Nearly half of all normal weight women overestimate their size and oblik.Iskrivljena body image can lead to self-destructive behaviors such as dieting or eating disorders. Around nine out of 10 young Australian women dieted at least once in their lifetime.

Thus, the basic trend in the media industry at the moment is to promote slim, even skinny unnatural looking women's bodies as beautiful.

Women of all ages but especially young women look at magazines, TV, movies and other media products full of images that show skinny women's bodies. The subconscious mind perceives to young women as role models to follow and aspire to be like. Achieving this skinny look does not come naturally, it inevitably leads to practicing some kind of dieting, excessive exercising or abnormal eating behavior

Twenty years ago, the average weight of the model 8 percent less than the average woman - but today's models weigh 23 percent less. Advertisers believe that thin models sell products. When the Australian magazine New Woman recently included a picture of heavy-set model on its cover, the truck got letters of grateful readers praising the move. But its advertisers complained and the magazine returned with a bone-thin models.

What could be the reason for all this? Why is this a fashion trend occurred now? Why are standards of beauty imposed on women, most of which are, of course, more than any other model?

The reasons for this, according to some analysts, is the economic one. Presenting the perfect look that is difficult to achieve and maintain cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits. It is estimated that the diet industry alone is worth $ 100 billion (U.S.) years. That's a lot of money and certainly worth their time and continues to foster emancipated women as the norm.

and the consequences of this trend are enormous. On the one hand, women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy cosmetics, new clothes, diet pills or other diet accessories.

On the other hand, research shows that exposure to images of thin, young, air-brushed female bodies is linked to depression, loss of self-esteem and develop unhealthy eating habits in women and girls.

levels of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia are increasing rapidly every year. It is estimated that about 5 percent of women and one percent of men have an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia or binge eating some time in their lives.

and about 15 percent of all young women are significantly distorted eating attitudes and behaviors that can lead to anorexia or bulimia in the near future.

So, what will be some real suggestions on how to improve their body image without resorting to unhealthy eating habits?

The first is to change your target weight loss of just improving your health. Second, is to focus more on inner beauty as well as improving their self-esteem, confidence and inner strength of your character. Get informed by reading up on body image issues and self-improvement books. And give yourself a break from women's magazines and mass media advertising for a while if you feel you might be prone to this type of false notions.

In short, the media does not affect women's body image and this can significantly affect women's physical and mental health in a negative sense. And the only way to stop these negative effects that come from the media to learn that women are not judged by the beauty industry standards and to learn not to be compared with the cover girl. And it is also important to promote healthy lifestyles with emphasis on inner beauty as well as improving self-esteem and confidence. Not to stick as a model.