Social pressure to reach unreal aesthetic patterns has led women to adopt risky methods to lose weight, as warned Andrea Levy, a psychologist specializing in obesity. During her participation in the CNN Program Vital Signs, the expert highlighted the psychological differences between men and women in relation to obesity and the pursuit of weight loss.
According to Levy, “the woman is historically much more charged to having a body within stipulated standards.” This charge, described by the psychologist as “very cruel”, often imposes on women a physical structure that is often not realistic or achievable.
INFLUENCE OF MEDIA AND SOCIAL NETWORKS
The expert stressed the role of the media, including television, magazines and social networks, in the perpetuation of these unrealistic standards. These platforms “have always imposed women a physical structure that was often not real”, contributing to a ceaseless search for weight loss methods, many of which can be dangerous.
“So this makes many women, especially, look for miraculous so -called treatments, which unfortunately do not exist, and end up endangering to lose weight,” said Levy. She added that women “feel depressed, are often overwhelmed by the body issue.”
Although aesthetic pressure affects both genres, Levy noted that women are usually more charged and, consequently, “seek more treatments, are more in danger to lose weight especially.”
Impact on men
The psychologist also mentioned that although women are most affected, men are not immune to aesthetic pressure. She cited the growing problem of the “anabolic overpressure” as evidence of male search for fitness and body beauty.
Levy concluded by pointing out that while the impact on women’s mental health is usually more severe, men are also beginning to feel the effects of this social pressure. She warned that when men develop depressive paintings related to body image, “they tend to be a little more serious,” noting that “the incidence of suicide in men is larger than women.”
This content was originally published in women endanger themselves to lose weight, says psychologist to Dr. Kalil on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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