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We live in a diet, exercise, weight loss and body shame crazed culture, and with constant media manipulation we become blind to these messages! We forget how this diet-culture affects our well-being and our growing and developing youth! Therefore, FACT Friday is built on this platform of societies standards, and our obsession with weight-loss.
FACTS
- 80% of 13 year old females have attempted to lose weight.
2.Females who diet are 12 times more likely to binge eat.
3.5 – 20% of College Females have Eating Disorders.
4.You NEVER need to “earn” your food!
5.One Half of all Eating Disorders go unnoticed in primary Care.
6.You don’t choose your Eating Disorder but you DO choose your recovery.
7.Approximately 13% of females have suffered from an Eating Disorder by the age of 20.
8.The daily practice of self-care has been proven to build self-esteem, body confidence and self-worth!
9.It’s okay to not be okay.
10.Eating Disorders are NOT just a white girl thing.
11.About 46% of girls aged 9-11 years old are using restrictive behaviors to lose weight.
12. Beauty, Size, Weight and Happiness are independent of one another.
13. Re-entry is tough, be patient and kind with yourself.
14. 13% of Women Over 50 Engage in Eating Disorder Behavior.
15. It’s okay to not be okay.
