Does the medias portrayal of the ideal body image contribute to healthcare problems?
Julia Normond, a high school student and HOSA member, turned off the TV and threw down her magazines in disgust. “Ugh! Why do they think that everyone has bodies like those…all ‘perfect’?” she mumbled to herself while poking and prodding her stomach. Then, she picked up a picture of her grandmother, who died from a myocardial infarction related to her weight. “But I don’t want to die like that,” Julia added in retrospect. Through being a member of HOSA, Julia learned that one of HOSA’s symbols is a triangle: one side stands for mental, another stands for physical, and the last represents the social aspect of healthcare. Knowing this in our minds as well as Julia did, it is clear that the media’s portrayal of the ideal body image contributes to healthcare problems: mentally, socially, and physically. The media is a powerful institution. Through only thirty-second commercials, it is able to persuade any child to beg for the toy shown on the screen. Not surprising, is it, for one to dis
Julia Normond, a high school student and HOSA member, turned off the TV and threw down her magazines in disgust. “Ugh! Why do they think that everyone has bodies like those…all ‘perfect’?” she mumbled to herself while poking and prodding her stomach. Then, she picked up a picture of her grandmother, who died from a myocardial infarction related to her weight. “But I don’t want to die like that,” Julia added in retrospect. Through being a member of HOSA, Julia learned that one of HOSA’s symbols is a triangle: one side stands for mental, another stands for physical, and the last represents the social aspect of healthcare. Knowing this in our minds as well as Julia did, it is clear that the media’s portrayal of the ideal body image contributes to healthcare problems: mentally, socially, and physically. The media is a powerful institution. Through only thirty-second commercials, it is able to persuade any child to beg for the toy shown on the screen. Not surprising, is it, for one to dis
