Mirror, mirror: Why are American women dissatisfied with their bodies?

American women have a problem.

You can't blame it 100 percent on the media, although researchers estimate women see 400 to 600 images each day promoting weight loss, or a "thin look."

Neither are family and friends unduly responsible for this problem. But they have been shown to contribute.

The bottom line is, most women in this country are dissatisfied with their bodies, according to psychologists and nutritionists. Studies show as many as 86 percent of American women want to lose weight, and girls as young as age 5 have been shown to engage in dieting.

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