Healthy Habits

In my last post, one of my solutions was to take out all weight loss advertisements from magazines for women and girls. As much as this could help women's body image, it might not make that much of a difference. Also these advertisements are good for those who are actually struggling with weight problems. The media has done so much damaged already that by taking out these ads would barely make a difference. Ads are, however, believed to cause as much damage. It is believed that ads purposely use unrealistically thin women and make it seem normal. They create this impossible desire in women, and by doing so they are selling more products and making more money (Body Image and Advertising). The diet industry makes $33 billion in income (Body Image and Advertising). Even though they are part of the problem, ads did not actually start the problem. I believe that the media portraying this image caused women to want to be thinner, therefore the effect of this was the dieting industry.

As much as I wish that by taking the ads out of magazines would make a difference, it really would not do that much. This as solution would not work because there are women who might need these products to be healthy.  Another way then is just to promote healthy exercises. By just eating healthy and promoting exercising, women can also feel good about themselves. Women can be in shape by not eating junk food and eating things that are healthy for them such as vegetables, fruits, fish, chicken, etc. Also just getting in some physical activity such as walking, yoga, or any form of exercise would help to be in shape and healthy. Women just need to realize that media is wrong, and that being supermodel skinny is impossible and unhealthy. Looking emaciated is not attractive but the media's influence is so strong that it makes women believe otherwise. Instead of taking these ads out, there should be ads promoting just being healthy, with women at a healthy weight, not skin and bones.