http://www.femalebodyimage.com What do you see in the mirror? Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:26:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Professionals recommend that women with eating disorders do their best to resolve the eating disorder related weight and behavior problems before they attempt to get pregnant. However, since this is sometimes easier said than done, getting information and advice about pregnancy and eating disorders is a great first step. Pregnancy and ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/eating-disorders-and-pregnancy Eating disorders and how the effect women vary greatly depending on cultural and socio-economic factors.  Many incidences of eating disorders in women from various ethnic groups occur as a result of environmental stress, that and can be affected by acculturation, the process of cultural assimilation.  Cross Cultural Issues Over the past few years, there has ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/eating-disorder-ethnicity A woman's body image is often defined by her surroundings.  It isn't difficult to make the transfer from a woman in the public eye to yourself in terms of what beauty should look like.  Young girls aren't the only impressionable ones.  Even grown women tend to think that they can ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/advertising-and-entertainment "A woman's self-image is the very foundation of her personality, and hence, she acts like the sort of person she thinks and believes she is." How meaningful are these words for many women today?  Women of this century have developed a much stronger and healthier image than women of previous generations.  ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/body-image-psychology The cosmetics industry thrives by convincing women that certain products will make them appear thinner, younger (for aging women), more natural, older (for some teens) and ultimately, more beautiful.  Though it would seem logical for every woman to question these tactics as insincere attempts to gain a profit; women are programmed from ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/cosmetics If you are like most women reading women's magazines today, you get overwhelmed by the amount of advertisements for diet fads, foods that will help you count carbs, low-fat foods and recipes and products to cleanse or purge the system of impurities.  The current obsession with perfecting our bodies has ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/dieting Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss.  Many women permanently lose fertility, muscle mass and even their lives to this disorder. The signs of Anorexia Nervosa include: Disinterest in maintaining normal body weight for age and height. Fear of being “fat” even though underweight in reality. Unrealistic view of weight or body shape ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/anorexia-nervosa Various studies have been conducted for decades that show that self-esteem is consistently related to body image dissatisfaction for women, and women consistently exhibit a more negative body image than men. Even when both men and women are consistent exercisers, the women have poorer body image.  Consequently, these studies also demonstrate that ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/males-vs-females The standard for beauty is very much part of The Culture Code in that it varies from culture to culture.  Western cultures have a very different concept of beauty and aging from Eastern cultures, for example.  It is the challenge of people in marketing and advertising to prepare campaigns that ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/multicultural-beauty As mentioned before, Marilyn Monroe and other Hollywood actresses began to set the standard for many modern females.  Marilyn was known as the quintessential beauty for many Americans.  Other actresses such as Sophia Loren and political activist Angela Davis set the beauty standard for women from Latin and African-American backgrounds.                           ... http://www.femalebodyimage.com/beauty-icons