Magazines for female readers contain numerous articles about weight loss, as well as advertisements promoting special diet foods and pills. Peers and even family members may send the message that fat is ugly and thin is beautiful."
Since early times, we have been confronted with images and messages that reinforce the idea that to be successful we must be thin. It is impossible to open a magazine or turn on the television without being confronted with the message that to be fat is to be unattractive. According to statistics from the Eating Disorders Radar Program, "The majority of runway model meet the Body Mass Index (BMI) criteria to be considered anorexic." However, we should not encourage obesity among teens. Obesity has a persuasive negative effect on health. Good health plans lie in a balanced way of