Anderberg, Kirsten. "The Images of Beauty Are Unrealistic and Hurt Women." The Culture of Beauty. Ed. Roman Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Radical Body Politics for Women." off our backs (Nov.-Dec. 2004): 54-55. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2016. Provided in the article is a viewpoint from Kirsten Anderberg that argues that the modeling and beauty industries are constructed solely to hurt women 's security and self-image. The fake sculpted bodies their advertisements portray make women believe their bodies are not good enough and they must give in and buy the industries countless products to achieve real beauty. Women also develop a self-hatred when they compare their bodies to the
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Before people sit down to look online at the next big dieting phenomenon, Anderson divulges why dieting is not the best approach for a weight loss goal. One of the reasons she gives is 95% of dieters gain their weight back within five years. Diets are a temporary fix; an individual may lose ten pounds over two weeks, but, eventually, the weight loss will slow, and it will become extremely difficult to keep the weight off. Diets are also nutrition deficient. When an individual partakes in a diet, they risk forfeiting essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that can develop into long-term health issues if the body is not supplied with them. Dieting also results in muscle loss as a result of the lack of nutrients supplied to the body. The body is put in starvation mode and begins to pull protein from the muscles as its supply of energy. Muscles are vital in the calorie burning process. This article is essential to my argument because it gives multiple accounts as to why diets are a negative thing. This greatly strengthens my claim that diets will not help an individual reach their weight loss goal, and they only result in negative …show more content…
Derenne & Beresin argue this type of advertising causes individuals low self-esteem, depression, and eating disorders along with other various health issues. They also argue that not only is present day media glorifying unrealistic standards of beauty, but for centuries political climate and cultural ideas have set the standard of what the ideal female body should appear as. These unachievable standards result in the use of numerous diets that then lead to a repetitive pattern of self-deprivation. In order to put an end to this problem thousands of Americans are faced with everyday, Derenne & Beresin suggest parents and health care providers alike educate the younger generations on the true meaning of nutrition and a healthy lifestyle and to not feed into the media’s lies. This article is significant to my argument because it proves as evidence to my claim that individuals pursue strenuous weight loss diets as a result of the pressure generated by the media. The article also provides solutions as to how to put a stop to this distorted mindset by parent and health professionals taking
Before people sit down to look online at the next big dieting phenomenon, Anderson divulges why dieting is not the best approach for a weight loss goal. One of the reasons she gives is 95% of dieters gain their weight back within five years. Diets are a temporary fix; an individual may lose ten pounds over two weeks, but, eventually, the weight loss will slow, and it will become extremely difficult to keep the weight off. Diets are also nutrition deficient. When an individual partakes in a diet, they risk forfeiting essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that can develop into long-term health issues if the body is not supplied with them. Dieting also results in muscle loss as a result of the lack of nutrients supplied to the body. The body is put in starvation mode and begins to pull protein from the muscles as its supply of energy. Muscles are vital in the calorie burning process. This article is essential to my argument because it gives multiple accounts as to why diets are a negative thing. This greatly strengthens my claim that diets will not help an individual reach their weight loss goal, and they only result in negative …show more content…
Derenne & Beresin argue this type of advertising causes individuals low self-esteem, depression, and eating disorders along with other various health issues. They also argue that not only is present day media glorifying unrealistic standards of beauty, but for centuries political climate and cultural ideas have set the standard of what the ideal female body should appear as. These unachievable standards result in the use of numerous diets that then lead to a repetitive pattern of self-deprivation. In order to put an end to this problem thousands of Americans are faced with everyday, Derenne & Beresin suggest parents and health care providers alike educate the younger generations on the true meaning of nutrition and a healthy lifestyle and to not feed into the media’s lies. This article is significant to my argument because it proves as evidence to my claim that individuals pursue strenuous weight loss diets as a result of the pressure generated by the media. The article also provides solutions as to how to put a stop to this distorted mindset by parent and health professionals taking