Ideal Bite By Jacob Seidells

such as creams and perfumes. For decades magazines have been exposing youth to the thin and muscular body image that society deems as ideal. Since images of women and men with unrealistic bodies have been largely distributed, idealization is developed among society’s women and men. As said by writers Jolanda Veldhuis, Elly A. Konijn, and Jacob C. Seidell “Media appear to play a dual role with regards to the body images of adolescent girls Mass media, which are considered the most important source of aesthetic standards among women and young girls, often promote unrealistic ideals of extremely thin body shapes”. Magazine advertising goes great lengths to feature the most beautiful and thin models on their covers, airbrushing their images to achieve the final look of perfection. Many depictions of female bodies in media include unattainable shapes for most women: They are unrealistically thin. Most magazines use airbrushed photos and apply computer technology to correct and hide blemishes and flaws in figures (Jolanda Veldhuis, Elly A. Konijn, and Jacob C. Seidell). An article posted on the website “Ideal Bite” explains how the magazine industry achieves what is sought out to be perfect. An anonymous photo editor who was interviewed admitted that he tweaks the images for a living. The editor states that “every

The psychological distress begins with the simple words and images. Consumers begin to believe the claims of the advertisement and automatically go out and purchase whatever the model is advertising in belief that it will make them look and be the models, without knowing if the model actually used the product, and most importantly is the skin or hair photoshopped. When the realization has come to the point that the products are not enough, the physical distress takes place. Juvenile consumers begin to indulge in extreme