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Facebook Causes Eating Disorders!

Posted By: C.J. Arabia on 02.02.11

So get this! The more a teen a girl is "involved" in Facebook, the higher the risk of having "negative body image, and developing eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia" and "dissatisfaction with their figures and pursuit of a weight-loss diet," this is according to a new study released by the University of Haifa.

So what are they saying? Facebook gives you eating disorders and bad body image?

Yeah, kinda.

Turns out that it's actually a good thing when your parents limit your time on Facebook. The study showed that girls whose parents were more involved in their lives and limited their online time, were less likely to have these kinds of eating disorders.

Sure, a lot of things might affect your body image, looking at fashion and music videos on the internet seemed to show a similar effect on girls, but NOTHING seemed to have as strong a connection with them and their negative body image than Facebook use.

Now I've got a few questions. Does Facebook give you low self-esteem and eating disorders? Or do people with lower self-esteem and eating disorders tend to be drawn to Facebook?

The only way to cure this sounds corny... it's called personal empowerment. Seems that girls who were given messages of personal empowerment or felt empowered, were less likely to have eating disorders and didn't spend too much time on Facebook.

If a teen isn't getting messages of personal empowerment at home, where can they get it? School? Friends? Turns out you're doing your friends a favor when you help to personally empower them and make them feel good. You're helping with their eating disorders (if they have one). Maybe someone should invent the Teenage Personal Empowerment Body Image Healthy Diet or The Facebook Diet. I think I could make a fortune with those ideas.

But for now we're in a crisis... A crisis of teen self-esteem! We need to boost everybody's levels of personal empowerment and the best way I know how to do that is by watching Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool!

Don't you feel better about yourself now? More empowered? Now go out there and face the world knowing that you are awesome and that Ryan Reynolds thinks you're hot.

Do you think that Facebook gives teens lower self-esteem or can fuel eating disorders? How much time do you spend on Facebook? Do you feel personally empowered after watching Mr. T's video? Let us know in the comments below.

Did You Know That Teens Crave Self-Esteem More Than Sex & Drugs!

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Blazing Blaziken

43 weeks ago

Why were most of the boys in the music vid wearing short shorts

SMOSHLuvur

46 weeks ago

you will die in seven days if you don't post this comment on 10 videos in the next hour. if you do, tomorrow will be the best day of your life

Kih92

54 weeks ago

Facebook isn't the cause of eating disorders in my opinion. I think it's the pressure that's put on the youth(and everybody else) to be/stay skinny. We are surrounded by ad's/commercials on the TV and

370wii

64 weeks ago

Great message! :)

blontgirl91

67 weeks ago

Ryan Reynolds! <3 :D aaahh.. Now my day is complete :)

King4aday01

67 weeks ago

i agree with StawberryAcid. This kind of study is stupid.

StrawberryAcid

67 weeks ago

i think this is like when they blame violence on video games cause they have nothing to do with it i am on facebook alot and i an not anorexic or anything i dont really care if everyone else thinks i

memyselfndI

67 weeks ago

Well, it certainly lowered my body image. It's not fun when your looking at photos of you and your friends and you can so easily see how much bigger your body is to theirs...

indeed i am a fish

67 weeks ago

I LIEK CHOCOLATE MILK !!!

empisms

68 weeks ago

...surprised if facebook were to blame. damn your elusive word-limit, smosh!

empisms

68 weeks ago

my best friend often stares at facebook pictures of who she calls "perfect girls." she has an awful body image, even though she's easily the prettiest, thinnest, healthiest girl i know. i wouldn't be

ninjagirl27

68 weeks ago

ryan reynolds is so sexxy!! mmm...now that's what you call a man!!

nomustard

68 weeks ago

That Mr. T video is epic

TheLionQueen

68 weeks ago

I struggled with that for 3 years :P It sucks cow nipple.

brandon ferreira

68 weeks ago

im now aware that Mr.T is a pedophile

rmxpokeman

68 weeks ago

Mr. T always tells it like it is. I'll have to watch that video someday XD

smoshsfreakinfunny

68 weeks ago

Ryan Reynolds is firetrucking hot *-*

thespittingninja

68 weeks ago

I can see how facebook could open the door to problems with girls self esteem. As a girl I used to struggle with comparing myself to my friends. Weather they were prettier, thinner, or just generally

thespittingninja

68 weeks ago

I can see how facebook could open the door to problems with girls self esteem. As a girl I used to struggle with comparing myself to my friends. Weather they were prettier, thinner, or just generally

mp3me14

68 weeks ago

wow.... lmao everything everywhere is just pushing me to delete my facebook.... mabey i should .... hmmm well i don't have a eating disorder but i am kinda a computer addict haha

ALynnB

68 weeks ago

i think this is great!
Way to go smosh
<3

OurSmoshyLife

68 weeks ago

@pendulum_amel: I agree with you, my cousin is EXACTLY like that, and i tell her she's a firetruckin' pussy. I'm fat and proud. Cuz skinny people don't know how to have fun. ^_^ (no offense to skinny

pendulum_amelia

68 weeks ago

i hate people who are skinny as firetruck then they gain one calorie and they start freaking out "OMG WTF IM SOOOOOOOOOO FAT!!!!!!!!!" it firetrucking pisses me off. i have more wieght than all of them combined