Obsession for being thin, synonymous with anorexia

• April 26, 2024

The fixation to maintain a thin figure as the only way of action for social acceptance, causes physiological problems such as malnutrition, decreased blood flow, extreme weight loss, dehydration, constipation and other abnormalities.

The risks are similar to anorexia itself, but are more difficult to control and predict due to the individual's way of thinking. When anorexia is not detected early, to achieve proper maintenance, it can cause death.

For example, the appearance of anorexia nervosa can be attributed to the norms of the society to which we all try to belong.

Role of the media

In this sense, society, specifically the media, have created a social vision in which being thin is beautiful and completely acceptable. Popularity and acceptance are related to having a slim body.

Images of mockery and disgust at those who do not have the "perfect" body have been shown on television, in movies, or even in other forms of media. This is an angle that psychologists see as the main culprit in the rate of increase in anorexia and other eating disorders such as bulimia.

Cultural influence

Another point of view of those who do not believe in the idea of ​​media and anorexia nervosa, say that the culture and the collective vision of society are the main determinants of the appearance of anorexia nervosa.
 

There are certain societies and cultures that do not promote thinness as the one that defines beauty. Victorian society, for example, hated women who were too thin, since it did not accentuate the voluptuousness and wealth of a woman.

It is also stated that there was no case of anorexia nervosa diagnosed during that time and that the disease became evident and extended during the modern era of society.
 

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