Obesity rates are rising the fastest they ever have in history yet so are the expectations to be a size 0? Why is this a combination?
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kells2007
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In my opinion: A) Poor eating and nutritional habits, much more junk food to choose from with extra size portions, sedentary living. B)Peer pressure, False expectations created by the media.
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Many people eat when they can't accomplish something to make themselves feel better. With lower weight expectations the success rate of people achieving that weight goes down and people start to eat.
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The late Momma Cass put it this way, "Thin maybe in, but fat is where it's at!"
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Because of this generation's reliance on electronics, and teen idols such as Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears.
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Well, for one, a 0 keeps going up as well. I don't think the expectations are going up, it just seems that way since fewer and fewer people are that size. The gap is more evident.
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What if it's not about the look itself,but the control? I'm not superficial,but I'm anorexic.*+++++*
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Obesity is due to poor eating habits and lack of exercise. It really is that simple. The expectations are thrown at us by the media and society. I'd say it all happened when Twiggy, an English model made her big debut here in the U.S. This was during a time period when a size 10-12 was considered the epitome of perfect and beautiful. Just look at Marilyn Monroe! However, Twiggy is known for having set the "Thin Trend" that prevails to this day. I do not blame her for being naturally thin, but society snatched up this new trend and has been parading it around for years. Now, not only do we have nearly every woman looking at themselves in the mirror with disgust because they are not model thin, but there are even such things as NEGATIVE sizes being created. It's disgusting. I have to say that I am *proud* to be a Marilyn Monroe size 11. I'm natural, curvy, healthy, and beautiful. Also, I'd like nothing more than to hand out burgers at runway shows. ;-D
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because we are programmed to be attracted to healthy people. the more unhealthy a group the farther from them healthy is instinctively percieved. durring eras of famine obesity is considered attractive because most people are sickly thin.... now hat most people are sickly fat the thin side of healthy is desired more.
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