Through advances in technology and widespread internet access, unattainable ideals of beauty promoted across social media and advertisements have contributed to a rise in eating disorders, especially among teenage girls. Pro-anorexia websites glorifying extreme thinness as a lifestyle have proliferated online, making harmful messages more accessible and normalized. While education emphasizes the mass manipulation of images through Photoshop, most media presents only one, severely thin body type as perfect. This takes a psychological toll, leading many girls to seek unhealthy weight-loss methods advertised on pro-ana sites.
