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Statistics for Diet Industry Two out of five women and one out of five men would trade three to five years of their life to achieve their weight
goals.
In 1970 the average age of
a girl who started dieting was 14; by 1990 the average dieting age fell to 8.
A study found that women overestimate the size of their hips by 16% and their waists by 25%, yet the
same women were able to correctly estimate the width of a box.
After viewing images of female fashion models, seven out of ten women felt more depressed and angry
than prior to viewing the images.
The
“ideal” woman - portrayed by models, Miss America, Barbie dolls, and screen actresses - is 5’5, weighs 100
pounds and wears a size 5.
Young
girls are more afraid of becoming fat than they are of nuclear war, cancer, or losing their parents.
One out of three women and one out of four men are on a diet
at any given time. Two thirds of dieters regain the weight within one year and virtually all regain it within five years.
35% of occasional dieters progress into pathological
dieting.