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(In western cultures women are constantly reminded by the media that it’s best to be thin)
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Many people today, especially women, have taken the modern axiom, “Thin is In“ to heart.  So much so that a number of those pushing themselves to lose weight in order to become thin have developed serious problems such as the potentially deadly eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa.
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Women are constantly reminded by the media that it’s best to be thin.  From size-zero models to airbrushed film stars, thinness is portrayed as equaling beauty across Western culture. While both genders are subject to this pressure, it tends to fall harder on women for a variety of reasons. That skinny ideal can cause women to have a poor body image in the way they see themselves and imagine how they look.
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Michigan State University researcher Jessica Suisman led a study that focused on the possible psychological impact of women who actually believe this perceived ideal of thinness, something the researchers called <b>"thin-ideal internalization"</b>.
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A Woman’s Drive to be Thin May be in Her Genes