Monday, June 1, 2009

celebrity weight loss and our own health

The New York Times had an article about celebrities' public weight battles and how their reactions to their bodies affect with readers and their own struggle with, or acceptance of, their own weight. Some of the efforts to lose weight set unrealistic, and even unsafe, weight loss. Beyond that, celebrity reactions to their bodies and their weight gain foster unhealthy body image.

Not all health messages are healthy. Public health workers and health communicators need to take into consideration the other messages and other stories being told when creating health campaigns.

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