It is too often that we read stories of teenage girls suffering of serious diseases such as anorexia or bulimia. Girls read magazines. They watch TV. They are constantly exposed to media

In recent studies, evidence of anorexia on college campuses has increased quite considerably. The problem not only starts from the media but also from friends and school. "Recent media attention to the binge-purge and self starvation disorders known as bulimia and anorexia - often detailing gruesome particulars of woman's eating behavior - may have exacerbated this serious problem on college campuses" (Bachmann, Barth, Pancer, 155). Often female college students have problems dealing with college life. Female students resort to eating disorders as a form of a coping mechanism. This allows them to have some control in their life when they feel rotten inside. Media is not the only cause of eating disorders. Daily life stresses affect people in different ways. Those who are weak often cope with their stresses by depriving themselves of food, over exercising or the desire to binge.

. This is where the problem starts. Our media today promotes images of thinness, perfection and beauty, most of which are unattainable and unrealistic. I'm not saying that when I look

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