Eating Disorders in Various Cultures

Something-Fishy also discusses the unbelievable rise of eating disorder cases in Argentina. "In Argentina the incidence rate of Anorexia and Bulimia is out of control. The percentage of victims (based on population) is almost three times greater than that of the United States. Women across Argentina will resort, at all costs, to look their best and are obsessed with their bodies. According to an article written by Lori Leibovich, "Some blamed the nation's preoccupation with the body on the country's volatile political and economic climate. Others said that the Italian immigrants who settled in Argentina at the turn of the century simply brought with them a flair for fashion and an appreciation of beauty. And some Argentine feminists say that 'machismo' is responsible for the epidemic, encouraging a climate where women are valued for how they look, not who they are." Women that don't fit the harsh Argentine ideal end up in their own world of self-hate."

Something-Fishy continues "Eating Disorders are on the rise in China and experts feel this may have to do with the rise of diet fads throughout that region. Advertising of diet products that flood the market emphasize to the public that life is better when a person is slim, so victims faced with problems in their life may turn to dieting as an answer. Not to say that all people who diet will end up struggling with an Eating Disorder, but persons with a low self-esteem who may have been susceptible to workaholism, alcoholism or drug addiction, will now also be more at risk for developing an Eating Disorder.

Now, a few random thoughts & comments...

You can read the entire Something-Fishy article at their Shades of Grey page.

If you read my previous article, you know I was ranting and raving about these ultra thin women we see on tv, in the movies and in magazines. I think this is a fabulous illustration of that. Nice hipbones Kate! (Note the heavy Sarcasm).

Ok, as I wrap this up, I have a quick "Cheers & Jeers" segment.

Cheers to Alanis Morrisette. I saw a portion of a recent interview with her, discussing her video for the song Thank You. She pointed out that she wanted to express her acceptance of her body as it is, a curvy, womanly body. That's why she is nude (with strategically placed blurring) throughout the video. She doesn't see the need to strive

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