Discusses facts, examples and stories about the media's negative body image on female's minds from an early age and what to do to combat negative female body image that the media tends to promote.

1. THE MEDIA’S
COMMUNICATION ON IDEAL
BODY IMAGE
By Morgan Raddatz

2. BARBIE
Average twenty year old woman
in the United States
5 foot 3 inches tall
weighs 166.2 pounds
waist circumference of 37.5
inches
Human Barbie Statistics
5 foot 9 inches tall
weighs 110 pounds
should weigh at least 145 pounds

3. “THIGH GAP TREND”
Thinsperation movement
Photographs or
other material
intended to
provide
inspiration for
anorexia nervosa
as a lifestyle
choice

4. ISABELLA CARO
French Model
suffered from anorexia nervosa since the age
of 13
did an anorexia awareness advertisement in
2007
died in 2010 at the age of 28 due to anorexia
complications

5. COMBAT THE STEREOTYPICAL VIEWS OF THE
MEDIA
Have better self-esteem
about yourself
Change your weight for
your health
join together to limit using
social media which
promote unhealthy
practices

6. SOURCES
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/body-measurements.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7920962.stm
http://www.seventeen.com/health/fitness/a20259/thigh-gap-poll/
http://www.mtv.com/news/1655092/anorexic-french-model-isabelle-caro-dead/