Body shape

The media is known to affect the way people see themselves and how they feel about their bodies. However, it is argued whether or not the media plays a role in the development of eating disorders in men and women. There has been a huge rise in the number of BDDs (Body Dysmorphia Disorders) such as Anorexia Nervosa, Muscle Dysmorphia, and Bulimia Nervosa. The media produces an image portrayed to people that is close to impossible to obtain. The media uses plastic surgery and highlights to make…

Technology has caused severe physical, behavioral, and psychological effects on health. Some of these effects are child obesity, aggression and developmental delays. As technology advances the ramifications of misuse leads to consequential complications on health. An overuse of technology can result in an early death, no relationship, and unemployment. Childhood obesity has grown over the past few years. In the article, “Kids, computers and childhood obesity” Janet Caputo and Paul J. Mackarey…

Between Microblading and Machine PMU: Getting the Perfect Eyebrows with the Least Ouch Not having the perfect eyebrows can be a nightmare for a lot of women. This is especially true if they spend a lot of time and money drawing the perfect eyebrows and contouring them each and every time they go out. Putting on makeup is already a time-consuming process. What more if you need to draw your eyebrows? Good thing there are now options for permanent makeup. Yes, the kind of cosmetic application that…

immovability, which is believed to beautify their bodies, accelerate puberty, enhance sexuality, and ripen them for marriage. This ideal contrasts with Western culture values and demonstrates how beauty ideals can only be understood within specific cultures and their social structures. Following is an overview of the book, the discussion of interesting aspects: the relation of fatness to the Muslim religion, the importance of milk to a female’s body and in the culture, and the comparison of…

We live in a culture that is obsessed with both food and body image. Due to the large amounts of easy access to cheap foods like brownies, cookies, and white bread, yet lack of consistent exercise, our society has become filled with overweight and obese Americans. In fact, overweight and obesity are the most common nutritional disorders in the United States. According to data collected from a national survey, “almost 68% of American adults 20 to 74 years of age were either overweight or obese in…

As a young female designer myself, I can really understand and empathize the struggles of a young women who tries to keep up with the constantly changing fashion trends. Following these fast paced trends encourages people to shop at brands that promote fast fashion. This creates a negative impact in society. Fast fashion stores copy high end styles and provide them for very cheap and affordable prices. Although they provide a quick and cheap option to women with low finances, the after effect is…

Think about it: if there are cameras photographing you all the time, every s-e-c-o-n-d in your life, how do you feel? Is it good or bad? It is obvious that most people’s answer is bad. Because we can easily think of the results if we always captured by cameras, which might absolutely make us feel restricted and uncomfortable. However, there are a large numbers of people, such as singers, actors, football stars, politicians or even the imperial family are almost totally live under the cameras.…

Living in an image based mass media society, overweight and obese individuals are often vulnerable to negative remarks and are also targets of bias and stigma. The evidence of negative attitudes can be found in every facet of social lives; entertainment, media, and educational institutions etcetera. Infact, Daniel Callahan proposed plan to reduce obesity is using "strong social pressure to teach people that overweight or obese is not socially acceptable" (Tomiyama & Mann 2013). The New York…

An Analysis of Maybelline’s Celebrity Holiday Advertisement Cosmetics seem to be a rite of passage for girls transitioning to teenagers. They are inspired by the beautifully enhanced models in magazines and the filtered celebrities they follow on social media. But while the famous are beautiful perfect, the average person isn’t. From Natalie Portman to Tyra Banks, cosmetics companies employ fresh, famous faces to promote and advertise their product. They prey on the innocence and the income of…

“Love your body, but also accept that it is utterly undesirable” . Nowadays, women are unhappy with their bodies, which creates social anxiety among them. The author Jennifer Weiner in her opinion article “Skinny Women Who Eat Cheeseburgers in Magazines” published in the New York Times on August 11, 2017, writes about American women whom every year when summer is close start worrying about how their body looks because they all want to feel confident in their swimsuit. The writer successfully…