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Body Image, t he Media and Fat Talk

Discover the impact of media on body image, the prevalence of fat talk, and learn effective strategies to foster a positive body image. Explore the role of culture, friends, family, and the dieting industry in shaping body perceptions.

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Body Image, t he Media and Fat Talk

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  1. Body Image, the Media and Fat Talk

  2. Statistics • 80% of women say that the images of women on television and in movies, fashion magazines, and advertising makes them feel insecure. • 81% of ten year olds are afraid of being fat. • More than half of teenage girls are, or think they should be on diets. They want to lose some or all of the 40 pounds that females naturally gain between the ages of eight and 14. About 3% of these teens go to far, becoming anorexic or bulimic. • 93% of young adult women participate in fat talk that can consequently lead to a negative body image.

  3. What is body image?

  4. Body Image Body image is how you see yourself when you look in the mirror or when you picture yourself in your mind. It encompasses: • What you believe about your own appearance (including your memories, assumptions, and generalizations). • How you feel about your body overall and your height, shape, and weight. • How you sense and control your body as you move.  How you feel in your body, not just about your body.

  5. What do you think influences body image?

  6. Culture Friends + Family Media + Dieting Industry Fat Talk

  7. The Media • Research is clear that media DOES indeed contribute to body dissatisfaction. • Studies link exposure to the “thin ideal” in mass media. • The effect of media on women’s body dissatisfaction, thin ideal internalization, and disordered eating appears to be stronger among young adults than children and adolescents. • Pressure from mass media to be muscular also appears to be related to body dissatisfaction among men.  This effect may be smaller than among women, but is still significant.

  8. Fat Talk

  9. Ways to build a positive body image • Appreciate all that your body can do • Keep a top-ten list of things you like about yourself • Remind yourself that “ true beauty” is not skin deep • Surround yourself with positive people • Wear clothes that are comfortable and that make you feel good about your body • Do something nice for yourself • Use the time and energy that you might have spent worrying about food, calories, and your weight to do something to help others. • Eliminate fat talk from conversations. Strive for a “healthy ideal” and know that this will look different for everyone. Focus on health, not weight or size.

  10. Wrap Up • If you hear someone participating in fat talk, change the conversation to something healthier and more enjoyable for everyone. • Keep the mindset that just because someone's body shape is different, that doesn’t mean that yours is wrong.

  11. Resources • The Elisa Project www.theelisproject.org and tep@theelisaproject.org • National Eating Disorders Association • Tiggemann, M. (2015). Considerations of positive body image across various social identities and special populations. Body Image,14, 168-176. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.03.002 • Wellness.IllinoisState.edu • What is Body Image? (n.d.). Retrieved July, from https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/what-body-image

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