It is a1problem for many young people today that how people2about their looks.More than half the teenage girls in the USA think they should be on a diet, and almost one in five teenage3are worried about their bodies and their weight.
But what's the cause？In the study, many blame(责备)the media(媒体). 4TV and you'll5see beautiful models, handsome actors and fit sports stars.6a magazine or a newspaper, look through the Internet, and it's usually the same.
Many young people feel pressure to look like these "perfect" people.But for most, this is just not possible.In the USA, the average(平均的)woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos,7 the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos.
When people don't look at the 8many famous people look, they may become less confident.Some stop eating properly in order to lose weight.Students can lose so much confidence 9they start to stop taking part in classroom activities at school.
Body image problems don't disappear as we get older, either.In the UK, for example, women1050 spend more money on cosmetics(化妆品)than any other age group.Older men spend a lot of money trying to avoid hair loss(损失).
