Abstract
Young women often diet not out of nutritional consideration but as a response to trends in beauty and fashion, seeking what is regarded as “the ideal body” .
The study was undertaken to investigate the psychological aspect of dieting on the part of young women. An interview survey was conducted with special focus being placed on each interviewee's personality and life-style The interview sample included 26 young women, 20-24 years old living in the metropolitan area.T hirteen of the subjects were students and 13 were non students. The results of the interview showed that the subjects have a negative self-image.
It seems that young women's diet was reflected by a discriminatory position. To prevent young women from unnecessarily dieting, an effective educational curriculum should be established. Young women can learn the importance of a diet from the curriculum
