Posts Tagged ‘Body Image’
BMI on Children’s Report Cards
Friday, April 29, 2011 10:01 No CommentsMost parents believe their child is at a healthy weight, but more than likely the child is overweight. Arkansas has been giving kids a BMI score since 2004 and now some other US States have recently begun to consider following suit. They may be adding a BMI score to student’s report cards along with diet and exercise tips. After…
Jillian Michaels Airbrushed, Really Dumb Idea
Monday, February 21, 2011 13:34 No CommentsIf you’re a fitness guru, you’ve got to keep a clean, healthy image – basically, you have to look good, all the time. Take recently passed Jack LaLanne; the dude was a juicer-selling stud right up until his death, at age 96! And, Suzanne Somers didn’t make a mint selling ThighMasters with cottage cheese thighs and cankles. It might…
Poll: 90% of Americans Think They Eat Healthy!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 1:05 No CommentsAre people in America fooling themselves or is all the health data pumped out by the government a pile of lies? According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, 9 out of 10 Americans said that they eat a healthy diet with the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables!…
Anorexic Model Dies: When Will the Fashion Industry Get It?
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 9:51 No CommentsIsabelle Caro, a French actress and model, whose emaciated image is a shock Italian ad campaign, has died at the age of 28. In later interviews, Caro said she weighed about 59 pounds when the photos were taken in 2007, by Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani. …
Poll: Are You Blind To Your True Weight?
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 22:01 No CommentsThe mystery of why some obese people think that they look good in Lycra has been solved. Usually a distorted body image is discussed in regards to skinny people who think they are fat. However, a new study reveals that this works the other way too, as many obese women see themselves as not overweight….