Between 2019 and 2023, the frequency of serious eating disorders increased by almost 50 percent for twelve to 17-year-old girls. According to “Beauty trends” and virtual beauty police, toes can be “very overweight” on social media or are considered an error.
Among the 90,300 girls and boys between the ages of twelve and 17 of the German health insurance company are a drastic increase in medical diagnoses with regard to anorexia, bulimia and binge -eating with excessive food attacks found among young women.
- The cases of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating have increased particularly strongly in twelve to 17-year-old girls: “From the pre-corona year 2019 to 2023 from 101 to 150 cases per 10,000 people insured. An increase of almost 50 percent.
- In no other age and sexual group, the increase in the observation period was that great. For comparison: at the same age boys, the number of affected affected stagnated almost in the same period (plus just over four percent).
Influencer Gakeln Perfection Our
For psychologist Franziska Klemm, the images and videos that are promoted on social media platforms are an essential factor that warms up the development. “In the countless tick and YouTube videos, slim, beautiful women from their ‘journey to the iDeal body’, they document how they optimize their morning and evening routines with healthy eating, mindfulness practices and lots of sport to become the perfect version of themselves.”
Moreover, the virtual beauty police have repeatedly denounced new beauty makers on round, complete faces (‘cortisol face’) or even ‘overweight big toes’ (‘Toebesity’).
Self -boxes and striving for perfection
“What sounds completely absurd in particular puts pressure under pressure for many people. This is especially true for the so -called ideal image of women: thin, normal and successful. The necessary self -cupboard feeds the pursuit of perfection and ultimately brings the feeling of never being good enough,” said it in the broadcast.
Girls particularly susceptible
Girls are particularly susceptible, because they would not only be tackled directly by such videos, but also deal more with themselves than guys. They compared themselves much more often on social media and felt a higher pressure to match the ideals of beauty.
Young women are also more sensitive to loss of control. Many adolescents are not even aware that life on social media is usually staged and is therefore anything but suitable for daily use.
Source: Krone
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