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    Childhood Obesity

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    it would not be corrected. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ child obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 95 percentile to children of the same sex and age. Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A child is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. The most common measure of obesity is the body mass index or BMI. Obesity is rapidly becoming a world wide epidemic‚ and is starting with our children. Stanford

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    Fat Is a Feminist Issue

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    always looking for new diets‚ dietary plans‚ supplements‚ and or advice. Every woman would love to be considered physically fit‚ and beautiful in the eyes of others‚ but this within itself is a challenge. Everyone perceives beauty in different ways‚ shapes‚ and forms. Obesity and overeating in women can be linked to sex/gender roles as well as societies expectations on what the ideal woman should be or look like. The essay entitled Fat is a Feminist Issue by author and therapist Susie Orbach; touches

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    Because many people are vulnerable about their appearances‚ it is best to cease use of photoshop on a model’s body to keep from prompting people to self-harm themselves due to wrongful thinking that "they" can never be as beautiful as the model on the magazine. People are people‚ there is no need to cover up "horrendous" body fat or whatsoever. We all have body fat and it’s all natural‚ so why use photoshop on people? What truly matters is the inside of a person. On the other hand‚ if

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    Stereotypes Of Women

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    idealistic image will come into my mind. This is the image that has been drawn by media into our minds through various ways. However‚ it is important to realize that each women is beautiful in her own way‚ irrespective of her looks. It does not matter what body‚ what size‚ what color or what type of clothes she wears. Women cannot be associated with an idealized image; rather every woman is strong and beautiful in her own way. The representation of women that we see today‚ have forced our minds into creating

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    Stigma: Obesity

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    Brewis and her colleagues recently completed a multicountry study intended to give a snapshot of the international zeitgeist about weight and body image‚”(NY times). ‘The findings were troubling‚ suggesting that negative perceptions about people who are overweight may soon become the cultural norm in some countries‚ including places where plumper‚ larger bodies traditionally have been viewed as attractive‚’ according to a new report in the journal Current Anthropology. Dr. Lear‚ who is studying rising

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    without mile long eyelashes‚ the perfect smoky eye‚ and exemplary contouring. Society has idolized these things as “beautiful” and shamed the girls that do not meet these standards; however‚ society should be making everyone feel confident in their bodies. Girls need to know that it is okay not to have an “hourglass figure” so they don’t

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    Body Adornment

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    Body Adornment Submitted by : SADHVI KONCHADA Roll no. - 26 Group-1 Foundation Progamme – 2010 Submitted to : Mr. A. Srinivasa Rao Subject: Professional Practices ( Dept. of Fashion Management) NIFT‚ Hyderabad Sept‚2010 Table of contents S.no. Topic Pg.no. 1.

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    not brains that matter. This results in young girls being unhappy with the way they look. They start to compare and contrast their looks to what they see in the media at such an early age and I believe this is what contributes the most to negative body image. Being told that you are not tall enough‚ or short enough‚ or skinny enough‚ or fat enough‚ is detrimental to not only our physical health but our mental health as well. In the media‚ we see successful women being undermined and rather than focusing

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    it is an art. Moreover‚ there are various components and techniques involved in the process that truly makes negotiation intriguing and significant. Rebecca Foxman’s story about leveraging on underestimation intrigued me. A young lady with a small body frame‚ not only thrives on underestimation‚ but also uses it as a fuel for success. People in the workforce often underestimate her because of her appearance. For example‚ she told us a story where she disapproved every single argument that the counterpart

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    Legs and Tight Tummies: Media Impact on Female Body Image Media is everywhere you go whether it is in a magazine‚ commercial‚ television show‚ social media‚ or any of the other countless forms. The media is constantly portraying women as an unrealistic‚ perfect kind of beautiful. This perfect‚ beautiful is impossible for anyone to live up to‚ but it is also impossible for anyone to ignore. The role of media in our society is diminishing young women’s body image and their self esteem by targeting the

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