BODY IMAGE Less than 5% of people naturally possess the body portrayed by the media.
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GIRL DON’T JUDGE YOURSELF FROM MODELS
UNREALISTIC BODY EXPECTATIONS According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa, anorexia is the third most common chronic illness among adolescents, and 86% of students in the US report an onset of an eating disorder by the age of 20. SERIOUSLY... LIKE THEY AREN’T HOT ENOUGH ALREADY!? Most of what you see in magazines, on billboards and in press ads is retouched with Photoshop! Fat is trimmed, muscles re-shaped, wrinkles smoothed, eyes bightened, blemishes removed, skin colour enhanced, teeth whitened. WANT A BETTER YOU? 30% of women and 20% of men are considering cosmetic surgery in the future.
EATING DISORDERS 95% of people with eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25.
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AWESOME ABS Did you know that the number of people with a ‘6 pack’ is only .004% of the population and most of these poeple are under 25.
63% OF AUSSIE ADULTS ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE Although we like to look at this muscular guy, it’s important to remember that he’s actually not representative of the general population.
HUMAN NATURE! The better looking our cover models are the higher our readership is!
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