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The influence of popular culture is a double-edged sword when it comes to the ways in which it motivates social behavior; the ability to collectively rally people behind important causes is one of its more beneficial facets, while causing impressionable individuals – mostly adolescents – to severely modify caloric intake in order to become more socially acceptable is one of its most detrimental. As much an influence as popular culture is on the prevalence of anorexia and body image, other factors that include psychological, physiological, biological and environmental components are just as powerful an edict to a vulnerable, fragile and young psyche. Moreover, as Summerfield (2000) duly points out, "individuals who participate in athletics, who diet frequently, and who have diabetes may be at increased risk" (p. 47). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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facets, while causing impressionable individuals - mostly adolescents - to severely modify caloric intake in order to become more socially acceptable is one of its most detrimental. As much
an influence as popular culture is on the prevalence of anorexia and body image, other factors that include psychological, physiological, biological and environmental components are just as powerful an edict
to a vulnerable, fragile and young psyche. Moreover, as Summerfield (2000) duly points out, "individuals who participate in athletics, who diet frequently, and who have diabetes may be at
increased risk" (p. 47). When the body is thrust into survival mode from caloric deprivation, it shifts into a slower gear as a
way to protect itself by stopping menstrual periods and dropping pulse and blood pressure rates. There is a slowdown of thyroid function, and nails and hair become brittle.
The skin dries and turns yellow, and sometimes the body becomes covered with soft hair called lanugo. There is excessive thirst often accompanied by frequent urination; because of dehydration
there is constipation. Reduced body fat leads to a lowered body temperature and the inability to withstand cold temperatures. There may be anemia, light-headedness and swollen joints.
Reduced muscle mass is also a danger for anorexics; if the disorder becomes severe, bone calcium loss can result making them brittle and easily broken. Irregular heart rhythms and
heart failure can occur, while the brain will shrink in some people causing changes in the personality. However, studies indicate how these conditions can usually be reversed when normal
weight is established once again (Misra et al, 2004). What exactly motivates people to lose control over their food consumption is an issue that has not been fully understood
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