BODY IMAGE

MACKENZIE BLANK * SHAHADA BRAXTON * ALIE DAVIS * QUIANA WILMER

WHAT WE’LL EXPLAINDiets versus eating

disorders

Health

The difference between exercising for your own good and compulsive

exercising

Watching what you eat versus bulimia

Looking good versus anorexia

How the media portrays the human body

WHAT WE’LL EXPLAIN:THE DIFFERENCE

SUPPORTING VIEWHEALTHY DIETING

Eating healthy is the way to go.

According to www.cdc.gov,

Proper nutrition promotes the optimal growth and development of children

Healthy eating helps prevent high cholesterol and high blood

pressure and helps reduce risk of developing chronic diseases

Healthy eating helps reduce one’s risk for developing obesity,

osteoporosis, iron deficiency, and dental caries

SUPPORTING VIEWHEALTHY DIETING

Poor eating habits can come back to haunt you.

According to www.cdc.gov,

A poor diet can lead to energy imbalance, and can increase one’s

risk for obesity

A poor diet can increase one’s risk for lung, esophageal, stomach,

colorectal, and prostate canccers

OPPOSING VIEWEATING DISORDERS

According to www.state.sc.us,

It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an eating disorder (7 million women,

1 million men)

Nearly half of all Americans personally know someone with an eating disorder

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness

5-10% of anorexics die within 10 years of contracting the disease; 18-20% will

be dead after 20 years, and only 30-40% ever fully recover

20% of people suffering from anorexia will prematurely die from complications

related to their eating disorder

“I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk myself into doing so, I taste only shame. I have an eating disorder.” – Jenna Morrow

OPPOSING VIEW“THINSPIRATION”People with eating disorders live

by “thinspiration.”

The thinner is the winner.

Don’t eat. If you want to see food, look in the mirror at your thighs.

Thin is always in. Those who say otherwise are usually fat, aren’t

they?

If it tastes good, it’s trying to kill you.

Thin has a taste all it’s own.

An imperfect body reflects an imperfect soul.

OPPOSING VIEWDIET PILLS

Diet pills are never good.

According to www.pamf.org,

Anorectic drugs are marked as appetite suppressants

They speed up the central nervous system

They can cause high blood pressure, irregular heart rate, sleep problems, nervousness,

seizures, and death

People can become dependent on diet pills in the same way as caffeine and other stimulants

SUPPORTING VIEWEXERCISE

Exercise is good for the body and mind.

According to www.healthexercise.tripod.com,

exercise:

Increases your level of muscle strength

Improves the functioning of your immune system

Helps you to more effectively manage stress

Reduces your anxiety level

Helps you sleep easier and better

OPPOSING VIEWCOMPULSIVE EXERCISE

You should only exercise 2-4 days a week.

According to www.brainphysics.com, people

addicted to exercise:

Work out alone

Follow the same, rigid exercise pattern

Exercise for more than 2 hours daily and repeatedly

Exercise when sick or injured

Exercise to point of pain

SUPPORTING VIEWWATCHING WHAT YOU EAT

Everyone has a sweet tooth.

According to www.facts.randomhistory.com,

Fats from junk food trigger the brain to want more food.

Young women who eat a junk food diet are at a higher risk for developing Polycystic Ovarian

Syndrome.

Daily candy and junk food intake in children has been linked to

violence later in life

OPPOSING VIEWBULIMIA

Some people take “watching what you eat” to a whole new level.

According to www.eatingdisordersonline.com,

The average age of onset for bulimia nervosa is 20 years old

The mortality rate for bulimia is roughly 3.9%

81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat

About half of those who have had anorexia develop bulimic patterns

SUPPORTING VIEWLOOKING GOOD

There’s nothing wrong with wanting a killer body.

According to www.plasmetic.com,

83% of people are of firm belief that personal appearance is important for

success in professional life

OPPOSING VIEWANOREXIA

Skin and bones isn’t attractive.

According to www.mademan.com,

Peer pressure in today’s society is one of the main causes of the

development of anorexia

According to www.mirror-mirror.org,

Anorexia is the third most common chronic illnesses among

adolescents

50% of girls between the ages of 13 and 15 believe they are

overweight

CONCLUSIONGOOD AND BAD

WORK CITEDhttp://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/nutrition/facts.htm

http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/anorexia/statistics.htm

http://anas-baby.weebly.com/thinspiration-quotes.html

http://healthexercise.tripod.com/id1.html

http://www.brainphysics.com/exercise-addiction.php

http://www.pamf.org/teen/risk/drugs/stimulants/dietpills.html

http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-about-junk-food.html

http://www.eatingdisordersonline.com/blogs/bulimia-nervosa-blogs/bulimia-statistics

http://www.plasmetic.com/news/media/statistics-of-appearance.html

http://www.mademan.com/mm/facts-about-anorexia.html

http://www.mirror-mirror.org/anorexia-statistics.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depression-and-exercise/MH00043