Monday, February 26, 2007
Eighty percent of American women are dissatisfied with their appearance
The average American woman is 5’4” and weighs 140 pounds.
The average American model is 5’11” and weighs 117 pounds.
Most fashion models are thinner than 98 percent of American women.
Ten million females and 1 million males are living with an eating disorder
One-third of people with anorexia receive mental health care.
Six percent of people with bulimia receive mental health care.
Source: National Eating Disorder Association, www.edap.org
Don’t be surprised to see brightly colored sticky notes saying, “I love myself for who I am,” and “I can choose to be healthy” plastered on public bathroom mirrors today.
Today is Positive Affirmation Day. The messages of positive thoughts, part of the annual Celebrate EveryBody Week, are seen in the Kansas and Burge Unions, residence and scholarship halls, sorority houses, the Student Recreation and Fitness Center and Watkins Memorial Health Center. Celebrate EveryBody Week will feature events throughout the week to encourage acceptance and celebration of all body types. The event is taking place in conjunction with the national Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
Mai Do, marketing coordinator for Student Health Services, said the goal of event was to put a positive spin on a negative facet of society — body image issues. Do said she thought the main problem with body image issues stemmed from the media.
“The stars are supposed to be role models,” Do said. “Everyone, including college students, wants to emulate that. It’s just not realistic.”
On Wednesday, students can create posters at the Health Hut in the Kansan Union and have their pictures taken with them, an event added this year. These posters may contain more positive affirmations that are not as focused on outer appearances, said event organizer and Watkins registered dietitian Ann Chapman.
“It helps you focus on your inner qualities, like what’s unique and what’s important about you, instead of being focused on your appearance,” Chapman said.
The pictures of students and their posters will be posted on the new Hawk Health Web site, hawkhealth.ku.edu, and the Student Health Services Web site, studenthealth.ku.edu, with the students’ written permission.
Chapman said that although body image issues were thought to occur most often in women, male body image problems were increasing, with pressures coming from fitness magazines and muscle enhancers.
Celebrate EveryBody Week is sponsored by HOMEBASE and KU Student Health Services with support from KU Dining Services, the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center and Recreation Services.
Kansan staff writer Danae DeShazer can be contacted at ddeshazer@kansan.com.
Celebrate EveryBody Week events
Monday, February 26
Theme: “Positive Affirmation Day”
Description: Positive affirmations will be posted on mirrors in public restrooms and residential living organizations around campus.
Tuesday, February 27
Theme: “Celebrate Food Day”
Location: The Kansas Union, Burge Union and residential dining halls
Wednesday, February 28
Theme: “Celebrate Myself Day”
Description: Come to the Health Hut and enjoy tasty samples of Better Bite snacks, courtesy of KU Dining Services. Have your picture taken holding posters with positive messages.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Kansas Union
Thursday, March 1
Theme: “Celebrate Activity Day”
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Student Recreation Fitness Center
Source: Mai Do, Student Health Services
— Edited by Ashley Thompson
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