Media's Negative Influence On Body Image

In a survey of 9 and 10 year olds, 40% have tried to lose weight, according to an ongoing study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Body image does not just happen. It is a complex phenomenon influenced by many factors, including parents, friends, and social life. But it is known that the media plays a massive role in shaping body image through showing pictures of abnormally thin people. So many people are being exposed to the images in the media at a much younger age than in the past due to the fact that most young children have access to the internet via phones, tablets, computers, etc. These media images give children the idea that they should have a body similar to the people in pictures at a very young age. When the children grow up, this
Eating disorders are a growing problem due to the media, magazines put emphasis on being thin, which encourages young people to aspire to be abnormally thin, and there are many studies that prove the media has a negative effect on body image. In my opinion, I think this is a problem that needs to be put to an end. The media should be required to stop putting so much emphasis on possessing a thin body. In my opinion, people do not have to be super thin to be beautiful. In fact, they do not have to be thin at all. I also believe that a person’s personality is much more important than their looks. Having a great personality and treating people with kindness will get you much further in life than having a thin body. This is why I personally think that what is on the inside is much more important than what is on the outside. I believe that the media needs to stop portraying so many bodies that are abnormally thin, and start including models and actresses of all shapes and sizes. The media needs to make the people in it much more diverse, in order to help the many young girls who suffer from poor body image due to the