The cultural norm in the United States portrays the ideal female body as slim when for adolescent girls their biological changes produce less slim and more rounded bodies. As a result, many adolescent females:

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Due to the unrealistic portrayal of slim bodies in the media, adolescent girls often feel pressure to conform to this ideal. This can result in extreme weight-loss behaviors such as fasting and crash dieting in an attempt to achieve this unrealistic body type.

The Cultural Norm in the United States Portrays the Ideal