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Young people spend around 7.5 hours engaged with media daily. A study of university women found that comparing themselves to celebrities and acquaintances on social media often makes them feel worse about their own lives and appearances. Research shows that 'fitspo' media focusing on dieting and exercise to look fit can lower women's self-esteem. Around a third of women worldwide have suffered from eating disorder issues, and studies link disordered eating attitudes to high social media addiction and exposure to thin ideals regularly portrayed online and in media. Unrealistic beauty standards in media have also been shown to influence body dissatisfaction among both women and men.
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Childhood Obesity describes attainments of weight beyond the normal body mass index ration leading to the vulnerability in lines. In the study, the use of article will facilitate the process. As noted, the researcher of the material sought to evaluate the factors that contribute to obesity in children. Their study focused on dieting and physical exercise as the primary factors that contribute to obesity. The researchers commenced the process by identifying the research question, proceeded with instruments then selected the design before engaging the target population to validate the research hypothesis. The target group for the study comprised of children aged below 12 years. They included children from a different racial background. Both boys and girls featured in the study. The researcher hypothesized the cause of obesity with the motive of encouraging the adaptation of intervention programs. The study prioritized preventive measures with the intent of decreasing cases of obesity in children in less than six months.
The literature for study includes article 1, 2, 3 and 4. Article 5, 6, 7 and 8 also featured in the study. The research sought to evaluate the prevailing trends concerning the wellness of the children using a collection of questions. The first article by Bleich, Segal, Wu, and Wilson& Wang sought to evaluate the role of community-based prevention. The second article by Tester et al examined the characteristics of the condition in children aged between 2 and 5. The third article by Cunningham, Kramer, & Narayan quantified the prevalence of the condition. Arthur, Scharf, and DeBoer’s fourth sought to evaluate the role of food insecurity in the contraction of obesity. The fifth and sixth Fetter et al and Lydecke, Riley, & Grilo examined the role of physical activity and parenting subsequently. The exploration of the implication of the limitation of the dietary behavior of the micro levels of the condition and parents understanding on the condition featured in the seventh and eight articles composed by Marcum, et al, and Vollmer respectively.
The sample population for the study in the first article comprised of the young population in homes school and care setting. The second article engaged children aged between 2 and 5 years. The third article engaged 7738 participants comprising of learners in kindergarten. The group in the early childhood stage featured in the fourth article as the sample population for the study seeking to investigate cases of obesity. The sample differed from the group engaged in the fifth and sixth article. The category interviewed comprised of the parents of the youth and pre-adolescents, the seventh and eight articles engaged the mothers of the children and the fathers averaging 35 years of white origin.
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- 1. The facts and Research
- 2. "On a typical day, 8 – 18-year-olds are engaged with some form of media about 7.5 hours"
- 3. A survey of 277 female university students showed that women often feel worse when comparing themselves to celebrities and acquaintances. This is due to the fact that they don't know the behind the scenes of these people's lives
- 4. "Fitspo" is social media content that focuses on dieting and exercises in order to look fit. A study at the University of West England showed that women who viewed fitspo rather than positive and uplifting quotes rated their self esteem as lower
- 5. 1/3 of women in the world have suffered from problems related to eating disorders
- 6. A University of Cordoba "study suggests a connection between disordered eating attitudes, negative impacts of exposure to thin-ideal content, addiction to social media and intrauterine testosterone levels"
- 7. A 2012 study "showed an increase in pro eating, pro-ana and thinspiration sites the same month that Lady Gaga’s story [one about weight loss] was covered in the news media"
- 8. "Studies have shown that... appearance- specific comparisons on social media may heighten risk for disordered eating and body image concerns." 69% of American elementary school girls who read magazines report that the pictures influence their idea of a perfect body and 47% report the pictures make them want to lose weight.
- 9. Men are also affected by unrealistic beauty standards as "pressure from mass media to be muscular also appears to be related to body dissatisfaction among men"