Smartly attired in a micro-miniskirt, the young attorney makes her way through the courtroom. It's Monday night at nine o' clock. Women across the country are glued to FOX saying to themselves, "Wow, I wish I was as thin as her." "Perfect" women displayed in the media may appeal to many viewers, but eating disorders are becoming the backlash of the popularity.

Everywhere you turn, on television, in, magazines, and in movies, "thin is in." TV shows like Ally McBeal, Total Request Live, and countless music video seen on MTV and VH1 are showing females "the average girl." "The average girl" is shown as beautiful, thin, and essentially- perfect (Cain 2). This is never true and some girls don't realize it (Cain 2). Actresses also try to keep their "flawless" image up while attending award shows and other public events. Actresses and singers have more recently become a major influence in how people think they should look (Lewis 3). Not only do you watch their music videos and see how they are dressed, just listening to their songs gives you visualization (Lewis 3). Models are on the covers of every magazine in the grocery store (Lewis 3).

Thin is in. Everyday, more and more teens fall under the spell of the media and their minions. Does the media do it intentionally? Probably not. Whatever hits the spot is hot and these days, it's Ally, Britney, and Christina. Together, they control what people watch and see as best. The media has always been a playground for the bold and the beautiful. That image is what a girl has to see every time she turns on a television or tunes in the radio for. She sees that perfect body that see has

Eating disorders are a leading health problem among young women today. More than 10% of all girls from ages 13-19 have eating disorders or have had eating disorder

Anorexia Nervosa may be an alternative to bulimia. Anorexia is the complete ceasing of ingesting food while at the same time, commences in major exercising routines ("AABA" 1). Forty-five percent of eating disorder cases involve anorexia nervosa (Lewis 1). An anorexic typically will eat lettuce and drink only water (Lewis 4). After several months of not eating and when all fat has been burned off the body, muscles, and internal organs are eaten away and also shut down (Lewis 3). Anorexics are harder to spot than bulimic because they tend to have less "first signs"

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