Abstract of main article: Eating disorders can be caused by slim ideals from media. Most women today feel that they are under an obligation to be slim.

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"Excessively Slim Ideals is a Cause of Eating Disorders; Eating Disorders and Fashion Magazines"

  1. Clinical experience and knowledge of Gunborg Palme, certified psychologist, certified psychotherapist, teacher and tutor of psychotherapy.
  2. Body Image - How We Feel About How We Look, av Pati Fiducia, dietclub.com.au.
  3. The Weight-Conscious Adolescent: Body Image, Food Intake, and Weight-Related Behavior, By M. Nowak (1998), Journal of Adolescent Health, 6, 389-398.
  4. Falska ideal bakom ätproblem, ur Effektiv viktminskning, av Gunborg Palme, Natur och Kultur, 1994.

Links from Molly´s Research Page

Non-Internet Sources:

  1. Mary Bray Pipher, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the selves of adolescent girls, (New York: Putnam, 1994), 58. HQ789.P57
  2. Richard Allan Gordon, Eating Disorders: Anatomy of a social epidemic, 2nd ed., (Malden, Mass: Blackwell Publishers, 2000), 281. RC552.E18.
  3. University of Arizona College of Medicine, produced by Biomedical Communications, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Anorexia Nervosa, Dean's clinical rounds series, 90 min., (Tucson: The University, 1980). WM 175 VC2.
  4. Chard, Philip. (2001, March 13). Eating Disorders Grow with Our Culture. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [Online], 592 words. Available: LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe [2001, March 13].
  5. McClelland, Susan. (2000, August 14). Distorted Images. Maclean's [Online], 1366 words. Available: LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe [2000, August 18].

Web Sources:

  1. Disordered Beauty: Anorexia http://www.beautyworlds.com/anorexia.htm The page follows the history of anorexia and obesity in western culture. The site is useful for finding multiple links to related topics. The site also lists several works that are helpful for gathering research on anorexia and society's influence. Cannot find source.
  2. Body Image and the Media http://www.region.peel.on.ca/health/commhlth/bodyimg/media.htm History of the shape of women's bodies and intentions of advertisements. Source: Region of Peel.
  3. Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women http://www.jeankilbourne.com/video.html The page deals with the obsession with body image and advertising's influence. Shots of models for Vogue, Cosmopolitan, etc. The video is a great source for research.
  4. Medical Education Foundation Health information for you http://www.MamasHealth.com (link to anorexia and bulimia) Medical definitions and terms, Updated daily
  5. Eating Disorders Resources http://www.gurze.com Complete coverage of eating disorders, links to other sites, online books, professional journals. Gurze books.
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