It is rare to find an overweight model. It is rare to find any model that is out of these normal standards. Through these magazines and media in general, this image becomes what the perfect teen should look like. Preteens and teens are self-conscious about their changing bodies to begin with. Add on this image that they attempt to duplicate and one can imagine how quickly anorexia or bulimia can become a reality.
Schools offer pressure as well.
Many teens may fear they will gain weight and become cast aside thus they begin physical obsessive behaviors. They may constantly calculate calories, skip meals, or begin binge and purge eating habits. Boys feel the physical pressure too. Young boys who are well built are typically idolized in the school, while the very thin are teased. Boys may turn to obsessive weight lifting, taking steroids, or other medication they believe will improve their physical strength and appearance.