Why do you think 'Body Image' is a health issue for women?

Question

I am doing an essay on women's health issues and have chosen to go with body image as an issue. Just want to get some ideas/broading my thoughts on what i should discuss so i am asking for your opinion. Why is body image an issue for women? Im enclined to discuss nutrional issues, fertility issues and social/relationship issues. What do you think?

Thanks for your imput :)

Answer 1

Image is an issue becuse of the image portrayed as example:IE magazine and movie stars. The women that are held up as the "best looking" are often wafer thin models. They cover magazines and advertisements and this is what man women look at and strive to be like. This then leads to nutritional issues for women because they are then willing ot starve themselves to look like these models.

Answer 2

body image

if you are saying about their physical appearance or presentation

it expresses their mental status and living style

Answer 3

The current trend is to be skinny, unnaturally which has huge complications for the body. Most women aren't naturally skinny, so they over exercise and diet which has negative effects. Then maintaining this skinny shape they are encouraging many health risks like fertility issues, bone broplems, heart failure. I'm sure there are lots of things on google is you type in danger diet etc.

Answer 4

More women have eating disorders (starving themselves or purging) but now that more men are gaining weight-more men are having eating disorders as well. Eating disorders become more than a health issue-for many women it becomes a matter of life and death.

Answer 5

It is a health issue, this whole "Big is beautiful " ",Real women have curves" and any number of propaganda that support and encourage women to get or remain over weight ,have the potential to lead to health problems.

Heart disease , diabetes ,orthopedic problems and a number of different cancers are directly related to being over weight.