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1.extreme 极端

2.anorexia 厌食症

3.disorder 混乱

4.bulimia 贪食症

5.eliminate 消除

6.vomiting 呕吐

7.surgery 外科手术

8.implanted 植入

9.steroids 类固醇

原文

Worries About Physical Appearance

Most people would like to have an attractive physical appearance，but some people become very worried about the way they look.

This can sometimes lead them to do things that are unhealthy.

For example，many women believe that they must be very thin in order to be attractive.

They see pictures of fashion models who are very thin and then believe that an attractive woman must look the same way.

However，many men prefer the appearance of women who are not so thin.

In order to become thin，some try to reduce the amount of food that they eat.

When this is taken to an extreme，a woman might eat far too little food to remain healthy.

Her weight might become dangerously low，as she tries to be thinner and thinner.

This condition is called“anorexia”，and it effects many thousands of women in Western countries.

Anorexia is one of several conditions known as eating disorders.

Another eating disorder is called“bulimia”.

A woman who has bulimia will sometimes eat larger amounts of food，but then will try to eliminate the food，by vomiting.

This is intended to prevent to weight gain，but it is also a very unhealthy behavior.

Unfortunately，some women are concerned about being very thin，but some women have different concerns related to their appearance of their body.

For example，some women believe that their breasts are not larger enough，and undergo surgery to enlarge their breasts.

In this surgery，some artificial substance is implanted inside the breast to make it larger.

Many women have had this surgery，but many of them have suffered serious health problems as a result.

In recently years，many men have also become very concerned about their physical appearance.

For example，some men believe that they must become very muscular in order to have an attractive appearance.

To achieve this appearance，some men use drug called steroids，which make it possible to gain large amounts of muscle.

However，steroids can have a very unhealthy side effects.

In addition to drugs，some men have used surgery to changed their physical appearance.

For example，some men have had implants to their arms，legs or chest appear larger.

It is unfortunate that so many men feel so unhappy about their physical appearance and that they do unhealthy things to change the way they look.

Of course，everyone should try to be healthy，but people must also learn to accept their physical appearance.

Many  different body types can be attractive，and there is no single idea body type

There is no need to use unnatural methods of changing one's body.