Body image can cause low self esteem. This is important as low self esteem has become a big part of our society these days. These young teenagers will be constantly judging themselves and comparing themselves to unrealistic models. This can also lead to others judging, teasing, comparing and eventually bullying. Young boys and girls take this into their adult years and it will forever remain with them.
A negative body image can also cause anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa is when a person has a fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image. There are many factors contributing to this illness however one thing that is very important is that it is not and "lifestyle choice".
Bulimia nervosa is also sometimes the effect of negative body image. Bulimia nervosa is when a person has many episodes of binge eating. Binge eating is when you eat a very large amount of food in a very short period of time. This is followed by compensatory behaviours. These include vomiting, excessive exercising, use of dugs, misusing laxatives of diuretics and fasting.
