This disease is pervasive between approximately 1.2% and 4.2% …show more content…
Pro-anorexia websites, or “pro-ana” as they have been coined, included anything in the realm between healthy lifestyle habits to advice on how to maintain the detrimental illness. People who repeatedly visit these sites were more susceptible to dissatisfaction with their bodies, which is generally related to eating disorders. However, it was made clear the research was based on the short-term relationship between body-perception and the media. This is mainly due to the difficulty of obtaining long-term …show more content…
In order to achieve a greater insight of the people struggling with this illness, interviews were executed as part of the process. Through these inquiries, it was shown the media is only one of many factors which contribute to anorexia. The research displayed society’s standards of being stick-thin influences those who view it to have similar thought processes. Furthermore, it made people believe being thin would help them prosper in life by giving them exceptionally more confidence and maintaining long-term relationships with