What do I know about the media's effect on female body image?
I know that you always see thin models in magazines, especially teen magazines. I learned in health last year that the average size of a model is 5 feet 9 inches tall, and under 125 pounds.
I know that very few people can be that weight, and healthy. The media's portrial of body image can lead to eating dissorders. Many people feel they have to look like what they see in the magazines, and the pressure is on to have the perfect body.