Social pressure to reach unrealistic aesthetic patterns for women adopted risky methods of weight loss, and Andrea Levy warned a psychologist specialized in obesity. While participating in the CNN program, the expert highlighted the psychological differences between men and women regarding obesity and seeking weight transfers.
According to Levy, “historical historical is more charming because the body is within specific criteria.” This accusation, which the psychologist described as “very harsh”, often imposes on women a physical structure that is often unrealistic or achieved.
The effect of the media and social networks
The expert emphasized the role of the media, including television, magazines and social networks, in perpetuating these unrealistic standards. These platforms “women have always imposed a physical structure that was not often real,” which contributes to unstable research on weight loss methods, which can be many of which can be dangerous.
“This makes many women, in particular, are looking for very miraculous treatments, which unfortunately exist, and end up in risk to losing weight,” Levy said. She added that women “feel depressed, and often overwhelm the body’s issue.”
Although aesthetic pressure affects both types, Levi noticed that women are usually more charming, and thus “searching for more treatments, more dangerous to lose weight in particular.”
Impact on men
The psychologist also mentioned that although women are more affected, men are not immune to aesthetic pressure. She cited the increasing problem of “excessive pressure” as evidence of the search for males on physical fitness and body beauty.
Levy concluded to point out that although the influence on the mental health of a woman is usually more severe, men also began to feel the effects of this social pressure. She warned that when men get depressive drawings related to the image of the body, “they tend to be a little more serious,” noting that “the occurrence of suicide in men is greater than women.”