Eating Disorders Blog

A recent study, conducted in Australia by Melbourne's RMIT and La Trobe universities, indicates that a majority of women are significantly dissatisfied with their bodies. More than two-thirds of women reported feeling uncomfortable looking at themselves naked. Approximately half of women reported feeling fat every day and desperately wanting to lose weight. One in three women reported regularly scrutinizing certain parts of their bodies to evaluate how much they could allow themselves to eat. Most women reported significant anxiety and distress related to dissatisfaction with their bodies. Only 10 percent of women who responded to the survey reported satisfaction with their weight.

(Source: www.news.com)

Labels: health, women

Posted By: Aspen Education Group