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drgreggjantz | 21 November, 2006 20:38
As any of you know that are reading this blog, our society (beyond just North America) puts an overemphasis on looks, beauty, clothing, etc. This is especially true for women (but it even affects men now).
Look at this study done by Dove (soap company):
90% of all women 15-64 worldwide want to change at least one aspect of their physical appearance (with body weight ranking the highest).
67% of all women 15 to 64 withdraw from life-engaging activities due to feeling badly about their looks (among them things like giving an opinion, going to school, going to the doctor).
61% of all women and 69% of girls (15 to 17) feel that their mother has had a positive influence on their feelings about themselves and their beauty.
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drgreggjantz | 21 November, 2006 07:31
Because of some comments, I have added another picture of Ana Carolina Reston that shows her thinner. It is hard to find pictures of her just before she died because of various factors.
More important than how she looked before she did, is her BMI when she died. Reston's BMI was just 13.5 while the World Health Organization considers anyone with a BMI below 18.5 underweight. A BMI below 17.5 being one of the criteria for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and a BMI nearing 15 is usually used as an indicator for starvation.
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