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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

19 women out of 20 want to change body


A new British study, 19 out of 20 young women would change their body.
According to the researchers, 95% of women aged between 16 and 21 would change about their bodies, would be 33% thinner and almost a quarter would not hesitate to resort to cosmetic surgery. Five percent of 11 to 16 years even think to resort to Botox.
This obsession with appearance and image is beginning more and earlier. At the age of seven years, girls are aware of their physical image and are more likely to want to change it. In Canada, 40% of women have dieted before 9 years.
Howard Steiger, Head of Programme eating disorders at the Douglas Institute, these figures are not surprising. "With social pressures, it is not surprising," he said. In Quebec, 85% of women are dissatisfied with their body image.
The obsession with the image conveyed by the media, has a direct impact on self-esteem. Result: anorexia has been increasing since 1960, says Howard Steiger. "There is, however, that the number of anorexia nervosa is more stable, but by social pressures, the numbers can increase at any time," he warns.
He adds that people with bulimia are becoming more numerous. For although several factors may explain anorexia nervosa, bulimia is a disease directly related to social pressures.According to Statistics Canada, between 1 and 2% of women aged 15 to 25 are anorexic while between 3 and 5% are bulimic.
Howard Steiger is also the co-president of the Quebec Charter for a Healthy Body Image and diverse launched in October. He noted that around the Western world, the authorities are trying to better manage this obsession with body image. Does it work? "It's too early to know," he replies, however, ensuring that these are important steps taken against the praise of thinness at all costs.

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