One explanation embodies another dualism, which states that fat is bad and conversely, thin is good. The media, the diet industry, and the fitness industry have embraced this dualism. These three perpetrate our conceptions of beauty and health, normalizing and glamorizing an unachievable standard. Ads, diet books, fitness programs, and magazine articles all convince us that these standards are attainable. People then feel it necessary to use whatever means necessary to achieve what is purported as normal.
Average people feel as if they are the aberration.
Eating disorders can be a means to achieve this naturally untenable end. This is a sketch of the influence that culture has on eating disorders and is thus far from complete. Moreover, there a different cultural issue facing different societal groups. For more information, please refer to the list of additional webpages enumerated below. The numbers of males suffering from eating disorders is probably too low.