Sunday, June 22, 2008

BODY IMAGE AND ITS EFFECTS

By Maria Tereza

I had thought that people were concerned about their body image as a consequence of the media influence. It’s true… Media can cause a strong impact on people’s mind in many ways.

One of the results of media’s effects is the encouragement for people to lose weight. This fact is due to the use of slim and beautiful people to the advertisements by the media. To present slim people and products at the same time can result in suggestions to buy these products to use them to try to improve their bodies.

On the other hand, maladies such as anorexia or bulimia are caused by excess of self-demand of the female teens about being very slim to become famous models.

I agree we must take care of our bodies to be healthy people. We need to eat healthy food such as organic fruit, vegetables, olive oil and walk regularly. If you practice some physical exercise, you’ll improve your body too. The regular movement body makes us happier and in shape! And as a result of all attention to our body such as healthy food, skin cleaning, comfortable clothes, psychological and medical preventive treatments, people can live better and for long time!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I agree, the Media is terrible. We don't have to care of our health because the Media says, but in reason of the importance of having good habits to live better. It's important to be yourself, and having owner attitudes, not to be influenced by everyone or everythig. And, we always think in the physical problems and the mental problems caused by this run to a "Perfect Body"? Have you ever thought this?

Anonymous said...

Well my Dear,
Seems like everybody agree that the media is de evil these days.Maybe because today we have more information than we can assimilate.
Maybe not, who knows?