INTRODUCTION
As I read the newspaper story, my eyes widen with every word, “According to the National Institute of Mental Health there are over 5 million people in the United States suffering with eating disorders. 1% of all North American teenagers have eating disorders. 10% of these teenagers will die. People struggling with anorexia are among those whose health are at great risk…”( www.planet-therapy.com) And then I see a picture of a young girl, nothing but bones and skin, looking wasted away. I ask myself, “What won’t people do for ‘beauty’?”
They say, “True beauty comes from within.” However true this statement may be, in almost every society throughout history, women have been required to undergo major and often painful physic
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