Magazines and their Effect

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"BEST BODIES IN THE WORLD"

"ONE WEEK, EPIC RESULTS"

"DREAM BODY, 24/7 DRIVE, BALANCING IT ALL"

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What Is Ozempic and Why Is It Getting So Much Attention?

More people are turning to a diabetes medication to induce weight loss — but experts say it’s not a miracle drug.

"Ozempic, a drug used to treat diabetes, keeps gaining attention as celebrities, a tech mogul and TikTok influencers have described taking it to lose weight in short time frames."

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This Victoria's Secret Model Wants You to Stop Trying to Look Like Her

Bridget Malcolm gets real about years of unhealthy dieting.

"If we create a safe place for models to be honest about this—free from the fear of being alienated—it will have a positive effect on body dysmorphia and women's self-esteem."

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A Content Analysis of Popular Magazine Articles on Eating Disorders

"Eating disorders have been found to be most prevalent in Western societies where standards of beauty link personal attractiveness with thinness"

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The Role of Social Comparison in the Effect of Magazine Advertisements on Women's Mood and Body Dissatisfaction

"The results have confirmed that when women are presented with advertisements, the amount they actually focus on appearance and compare their overall appearance and body parts with the image predicts negative mood and body dissatisfaction"

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What are Eating Disorders?

Learn about eating disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.

A great resource to find treatment options and answer questions.

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"For years, women have had to battle for their rights; each day of 2017 felt like war."

Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States by Roberta Fiskie-Rusciano

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"The Billboard looms high in Times Square, where I see young, impressionable teenagers looking up at it every day. Having struggled with anorexia and bulimia in my late teens and early twenties it pains me to think of how effective the easy weight loss fix & non-aggressive Millennial pink marketing could work on them,” Sophie told Teen Vogue. “Telling millions of people a day that a lollipop will suppress their natural appetite to get them the flat tummy that makes them ‘worthy’ in our society is never going to be OK in my book."

An Eating Disorder Survivor Called Out a Times Square Ad for Appetite Suppressant Lollipops

“Hey Twitter, Let’s use our power for good."

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How the Internet Ruined Women’s Magazines | National Review

Clickbait crowds out the search for happiness.

"...Objectifying and degrading women and girls sells."

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Vogue's Standout Models of Fall 2023... and they all happen to be thin.

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"It’s obvious the body-positivity movement of the 2010s didn’t have the far-reaching impact one might’ve hoped for — a result of it being co-opted by brands eager to capitalize on it but unwilling to meaningfully expand their sizing. The case of Miu Miu’s miniskirt is a perfect example: While Paloma Elsesser wore it on the cover of i-D, the brand does not actually offer the skirt in her size and had to make one custom for the shoot."

https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/internet-thin-culture-is-back.html#_ga=2.230269272.572125362.1680806256-2094852021.1680806255

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Wellness Routine’ Is Dangerously Restrictive, but at Least She’s Honest About It?

Women in Hollywood are, sadly, constantly on extreme diets. Yet no one talks about it.

Should she have been honest about this, or kept it to herself?

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Which magazine grabs your attention? Is there such a thing as a specific "bikini body?"