Dieting in America
Americans idealization of slender young bodies plays a major role in this seemingly addictive behavior of dieting. The media relentlessly portrays the ideal woman at five feet seven inches and 105 pounds. So we diet and binge our way to our ideal weight. Sometimes it seems all in vein. From the grapefruit diet, to the “six meals a day nibbler diet”, thousands of diets promise to help you lose weight and hundreds of doctors stand behind them. So whom do you believe? Each diet is different and every doctor has his or her own opinion. Even when you thought those drugs that were working so well for so many people were safe, they were pulled off of the market. So what do you do? After exploring several different diets on the market, two things are clear. Nutrition and exercise are two important factors when it comes to weight loss, and dieting can be harmful to your health. People have been dieting for years and want to believe the lies that come with dieting. “Losing weight is a good, appropriate, moral thing to do. Losing weight is simple. It is easy. Anyone can do it. If you do not lose weight quickly, easily, and keep it off forever, you are either bad or dumb” (Wei
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