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Download full textMoriarty, Dick; Moriarty, Mary – 1991
Following a review of research literature on eating disorders and the fitness image, the report finds that five socio-cultural influences have been associated with the increase and prevalence of eating disorders: the pressure to be thin; glorification of youth; the changing role of females; media image and marketing of the super woman; and the…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Athletes, Body Image, Body Weight
