Monday, December 23, 2024

Thinness: an idealization that puts physical and emotional health at risk

Thinness: an idealization that puts physical and emotional health at risk
Thinness, idealization that has increased with the use of social networks; as a consequence, health is at risk since it is estimated that 2 out of 5 adults are obese in the United States.

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The increase in the overweight population occurs in the midst of a culture that imposes thinness, an idealization that has increased with the use of social networks; as a consequence, health is at risk, since new weight loss drugs and products to look thinner, promoted by celebrities and influencers, claim that anyone can be slim, generating a marked social pressure.

One third of US residents are considered overweight, according to