When “Thin” is NOT “In”
Weight Loss has become increasingly important as the many health risks of obesity continue to be revealed and made public knowledge. However, weight loss has developed a “dark side” that can be just as damagin as the obese condition that many of its enthusiats are trying to prevent.
In an often desperate desire to lose weight, people sometimes unconsciously end up putting their health at risk with unhealthy weight loss and dieting practices. Individuals have different reasons why they want to lose weight. Some may want want to look slim and sexy; others would like to get fit and healthy; still another group may simply be under the pressure of a spouse or loved one to lose the weight.
At the same time, the media has a big influence on the desire of some people to shed pounds. Magazines and television programs suggest that being slim, regardless of being healthy or not, is what is acceptable and considered “hot”. Evidently, a lot of young television personalities are suffering with their own eating disorders such as Bulimia (vomiting digested food) or Anorexia Nervosa (exercising relentlessly to lose weight).
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