America has become a society obsessed with appearance, especially weight. We are conditioned
at a young age to believe the only way to be normal is to be thin. This norm is projected to millions of
Americans each day through television, magazines, billboards and every other form of media and
advertising. How are people to know acceptance and happiness with themselves and others when
our culture propagates what the perfect body should be.
It is the search for the elusive, perfect body that has created a thirty-three billion dollars a year
weight loss industry. Yet few reduce their…
