The usual way of thinking when looking through magazines is to compare ourselves to the people we see there. Countless teenage girls assume that the media's ideal beauty lies in unrealistically thin women. By looking to adults as role models, we are constantly pressured to diet, not eat as much, and feel bad about ourselves if we're not thin. Growing up expecting to be skinny, some women develop bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating. Americans today tend to believe that we can be as skinny as a model if we eat less, exercise more, and have plastic surgery. Therefore, with the development of technology, you can now edit a photo using an application called Photoshop. Photoshop is a tool commonly used in magazines to enhance a photo to make it more appealing to consumers. The problem is that many teenage girls don't notice the subtle changes the photo goes through. Therefore, unrealistic beauty standards imposed on women are what give us negative body images. The ongoing battle we face with our bodies can be brutal, but as teens grow into their new bodies, they are more susceptible to negative body image. With the rise of technology and easy access to the Internet, young people are very involved in social media such as Facebook to interact with their friends and classmates. “The results also showed that more time spent on Facebook was associated with more negative feelings and more comparisons with friends' bodies. They also found that for women who wanted to lose weight, spending more time on Facebook led to paying more attention to their physical appearance. This involved paying close attention to one's body and clothing. (Increase in time spent on Facebook… body images). Although it could help us reduce the percentages of eating disorders and help women love their bodies. Works Cited “Introduction to Body Image: Adolescents’ Decisions.” Body image. Ed. Auriana Ojeda. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2003. Adolescent Decisions. Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. May 20, 2014. Bennett, Jessica. “The fashion industry promotes eating disorders.” Eating disorders. Ed. Romain Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rep. from “Why Skinny Models Make Us Fat”. Newsweek (February 8, 2007). Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. May 20, 2014. “Increased time spent on Facebook could lead women to have negative body images. » Mental Health Weekly Digest April 21, 2014: 66. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Internet. May 20, 2014. “Overweight high school students.” Gale Opposing viewpoints in context. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Internet. May 20 2014.