Part one of term paper
America has become a society obsessed with appearance, especially weight. We are conditioned at a young age to believe the only way to be normal is to be thin. This norm is projected to millions of Americans each day through television, magazines, billboards and every other form of media and advertising. How are people to know acceptance and ...

Part two of term paper
... This leads to yo-yo dieting and increased low self-esteem of people constantly struggling to become what they see as a normal member of society. A problem that lies within this problem, is the chronically obese person. Obesity is when one's body wieght is 25-30% above normal. While overweight is 20-30 pounds over normal. Most people, including health care providers see the problem with obesity as eating too much and exercising too little. But in truth, for many obese people the problem lie ...