3. Social scientists call the mass media an instrument of control that
influences the political and economic development.
Public alimentation standards are havely influenced by the mass
media.
GOOD vs. BAD – the impact of the mass media on nutrition.
4.
5. Mass media supports the nutrition field, to direct
the public’s nutrition-related behaviors to
healthier ways.
On avrege people:
-view15 television food advertisements every
day
-98% of which are low in nutritional value.
-Only 2% of advertisements are about fruits
and vegetables.
Preschoolers liked the taste of foods and
beverages significantly more when they were
placed in McDonald’s packaging compared to the
same foods in plain packaging.
8. Body image can be seen as directly related to self-esteem and
self-concept.
Domestication, Infanticization, Commondification, and
Racialization
Adolescents are more apt to be at risk for developing
unhealthy attitudes towards their bodies based on their
susceptibility to advertisement.
9.
10. MASS MEDIA: half of it tells you you’re
beautiful just the way you are while the other
half tell you to diet and be skinny
Food commercials- where they go wrong
11. The mass-media is used as much for
manipulation as for information
Eating habits are infuenced by the mass-
media
Our diet, body image and self esteem are all
related
Fast food wins the advertising war against the
organic food.
