home

I. Body Wraps A. Body Wraps are elastic/plastic/or rubber garments ranging from belts to body suits worn during exercise or daily activities. B. Some are soaked in amino acids, herbs, etc and promise to open pores to let fat toxins escape. C. Garments that are not full body are "spot resulting". 1. Result in weight lose, but not in fat loss. 2. Make you lose water because they compress and heat in a spot causing you to sweat more.

II. Body Dysmorphic Disorder A. Body Dysmorphic Disorder is when a person thinks that one or more body parts have a specific issue. This can lead to depression, poor nutrition, anorexia/bulimia and overly-excessive weight loss. Associated with surgery risks. B. Males 1. Concerned with muscularity, height, genitals and thinning hair. 2. Do extreme body building which effects consumption of sports supplements, bad eating habits, and some illegal drugs. C. Females 1. worried about body size, buttocks, breasts, thighs, facial features, and body hair. 2. Females are at risk for anorexia nervosa and certain bone frame problems from lack of nutrients or too much excercise. D. To fix the disorder, people with it should go to cognitive behavioral therapy as well as use some medications. Women often get it because companies take pride in making their models very skinny, and promote perfect skin and perfect hair and cosmetic products to "fix" them, and males get mainly get it because of all the emphasis on a "hot body" being the attractive factor. 1. Women may seek out numerous cosmetic procedures to try to correct their perceived flaws, but will never be satisfied (Mayo Clinic, 2011)

III. Chemicals and Supplements A. Appetite suppressants/energy boosters have chemicals that act on central immune system. In the short term, one may lose a couple of pounds, but they have side effects such as psychiatric issues, temperature-control, and gastrointestinal problems. B. Hoodia gordonii is a South African plant that is supposed to give a feeling of fullness, but a chemical, triatricol can cause strokes and heart problems. Fat burners or fat blockers claim to oxidize fat storage using chemicals, but it is generally ineffective for the long term. C. Fat burners or fat blockers are supposed to oxidize stored fat using acids. It is generally ineffective D. Bulk-producing agents are supposed to create a sense of fullness. They expand when mixed with water. They are more effective as laxatives than as weight reducers. E. Vitamins, minerals, or amino acids are sometimes sold to reduce weight. One amino acid, Chromium is supposed to regulate appetite, but it is not proven to be effective.

IV. Body Image A. A person's mental picture of her or his body. 1. Many people consider their body "good" or "bad" depending on an image of the "ideal body" 2. The judgement a person makes about his/her body image is called body esteem 3. Depending on a low or high body image, an individual will have a low or high body esteem B. Women are excessively concerned about their body image and and have low esteem because they believe they are fat 1. Many images in different forms of the media are portrayed and lower the women's body esteem even more 2. Failure to meet the slimness portrayed in the media leads women to judge themselves and find themselves even more unattractive C. The current emphasis on slimness is somewhat of a fad 1. Thinness used to be associated with poor health and being sickly, and a full size was a sign of health and sexual attractiveness 2. Lean body is associated with high status, sexual attractiveness, youthfulness, and a demonstration of the personal power to be trim and fit in a culture D. Some teens struggle with their self-esteem when they begin puberty because the body goes through many changes (TeensHealth, 2011) 1. These changes during puberty, combined with a natural desire to feel accepted, means it can be tempting for people to compare themselves with others (TeensHealth, 2011)

__**LINKS**__

TeensHealth, 2011: __**http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/body_image/body_image.html**__

Mayo Clinic, 2011: __**http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/body-dysmorphic-disorder/DS00559**__