Here's some interesting stats i found:
(i'm not making this crap up, i'm just copy and pasting from other sites... hahah)
- 8 million people in the US suffer from an ED
- 90% are women/girls
- 8 out 10 women are not happy with their reflection
- 80% of children are afraid of being fat
- more than 50% of 10 year old girls wish they were thinner
- Americans spend more than 40 billion a year on diet and beauty products
- The average American woman is 5'4" and 140 pounds
- The average American model is 5' 11" and 117 pounds
- In your lifetime 50,000 people will die as a direct result of their Eating Disorder
- The current media ideal of thinness is achieved by less than 5% of the female population
- 80% of children who are ten years old are afraid of being fat
Calorie restriction and other diets are common:
- 25% of men and 45% of women are on a diet on any given day
- 80% of women are dissatisfied with their appearance
- 51% of 9 and 10 year old girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet
- 35% of "normal dieters" progress to pathological dieting. Of those, 25% will progress to partial or full syndrome eating disorders
- 91% of women recently surveyed on a college campus had attempted to control their weight through dieting, 22% dieted "often
or "always"
- Americans spend over $40 billion on dieting and diet related products each year
From: http://weighingthefacts.blogspot.com/2010/02/body-image-statistics.html#ixzz24dJtlmLS
http://childrencomefirst.com/cms/uploads/bodyimagefactvsfiction.pdf
OPRAH'S AMAZING:
http://www.oprah.com/style/Body-Image-Statistics-How-Women-Feel-About-Their-Looks/2
here's a chart i found on how body images have changed over time.. it's kinda weird haha but kinda interesting. at least i thought it was interesting, but i'm weird so whatever http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/40308
Event Date: | Event Title: | Event Description: | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 02/21/1500 | Elizabeth era | Bell-shaped figure was ideal at that time; huge lower half with tiny and flat chest.Amourlike coursets were often used to mkae their bottoms look bigger. However, round face wwere promoted as women appeared to have round face in old pictures. Clothes were reconized to mould their bodies to atrract women. Helath problems were caused by tight coursets and in some cases they had fainted because of breathing difficulty. |
 | 02/21/1600 | Slight changes in corsets | Corsets were made by whalebones instead of iron which brought better feeling to the women. |
 | 01/01/1700 | the comeback of skirthoop and bosom started to be concerned | Framework was tied to the waist to provide a picture of round and big bottom. bosom was brought uphigh by ight 'stays' which sometimes caused them to pass out.Georgian wig became popular. |
 | 01/01/1800 | victoria era | Gree-style silhoutte was in fashion but not for a long time. Victoria era came up with a ideal hourglass figure which promoted ti ny waist and big bottom, the squeze in the waist had led to some serious organic problems-unhealthy. The bust was emphasized with a bodice. |
 | 01/01/1900 | Modern life | slenderness became fashionable, 'health corset was introduced to replace uncomfortable Edwardian corset. It created tiny waist and pushed the bust forward and hip back promoting the 'S' line. Body weight was reconized as science and women showed interest in athletics. |
| 02/21/1901 | Comestic surgery started to grow | In 1901 the first face lift was done by Eugene Hollander of Berlin | |
| 01/01/1910 | Big change | Mssive change in woman's body expectation. Corset was pushed to an end. Women participated more in sport and promoted a slender healthy body.Bras were introduced. | |
| 01/01/1920 | Flappers | The sim was ideal. "Flappers" with thin, boyish bodies were pursued although it was struggling. Energy and vitality became central. panties and bras were used to flattened the breasts. | |
| 01/01/1930 | Slight change in body curves | A body with slight curl wasbeing persued with a bigger breast size but small hips were still important. | |
 | 01/01/1950 | New perception of body line | A thin body with large breasts was considered the most attractive. Women tended to rebuild their curves which they once tried to cover and retrain. New girdle influenced hourglass figure for women. breasts were emphasized.The bra became a controlling garment, to lift and enhance boobs, rather than flatten them. |
| 02/21/1960 | Curvy figures | Slenderness became ideal body figure. Models usually weighed less than average women. Bodies of long legs, huge boobs, non existent hips were introduced by barbie dolls. | |
| 01/01/1970 | Hippy lifestule | slenderness came to the top, slim figures but tonned were promoted in magazines and beauty contests. being slim was not as sufficient, bodies with small hips and waists but huge breasts were ideal.Being toned was important. | |
| 01/01/1980 | Powerful era | More toned and fit look was required on a slim body. Women started to work out to achieve toned body and curves at the right places. | |
 | 01/01/1990 | High standart of ideal body | Sim and large breasted body was popular. it was a really hard body to achieve so lots of women tended to go on diet and used lingerie to make their boobs look bigger. |
 | 01/01/2010 | Continual of thiness | Women do whatever it takes such as surgery, gastric reduction and diets to maintain slim bodies. However, bodies with curves are still popular as men nowadays enjoy women tih curves. Recent models promote that clothes, confidence make you have a gorgeius body. |
