Synthesis Essay On Body Image

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“Anorexic's don't necessarily have to look skinny, in the same way that you don't have to be in bandages to be genuinely ill.” It's not a secret, it is not uncommon. This is reality, men do have eating disorders. Why are we as a society acting like we have never heard of this before? Why are we still categorizing people based on how they look? Many people in our society believe that women are only prone to body image struggles, but men are equally susceptible as young women are ; they feel like they need to have the perfect muscular body like the models who pose on the cover of magazines, they struggle to “fit in” and be both lean and muscular to meet societal expectations, And they want to have the ideal body that will attract women. Eating disorders affecting young males has increased over the years, causing more young men to and try to seek help for something that they are embarrassed about. …show more content…

The article states “ A new student comes in once a week with some form of a distorted eating pattern, an obsession with body image or excessive exercise routines.” Men and women face these struggles everyday because society puts them in a position where they feel like they need to look a certain way for them to feel accepted. Humans are the backbone to this issue and we are the reason why people feel this way about themselves. To add on Source D talks about statistics on males with eating disorders. The article shows that large-scale surveys concluded that male body image concerns have dramatically increased over the past 3 decades from 15% to 43% of men being dissatisfied with their bodies, showing rates that are comparable to those found in women.” How are we sitting back and letting these young men and women struggle with their body

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