But now we're starting to see ourselves more, and what we're seeing is not very realistic in terms of body types. Now there's Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Nia Long, Little Kim and Janet Jackson, who had a ribbed removed, breast augmentation and all kinds of plastic surgery. She adds that mothers may unknowingly be fueling the ultra-thin image. Girls often see mothers fussing over their own weight, wishing they could drop another dress size. In her study she found that although fewer girls than boys are overweight, girls are more likely to diet.
Girls find attractiveness to be synonymous with thin.
They want low body fat. Boys also want low body fat, but being thin or small isn't desirable. They may want to bulk up but not be fat. That leads to questions of using supplements or steroids, both of which may be hazardous to their health. Significantly however, dieting girls were 5 times more likely to become overweight than girls who did not diet.