Far too many women these days are trying to lose weight that really shouldn't bother.

... Far too many women these days are trying to lose weight that really shouldn't bother. Beauty is a learned concept and the cultural norm of beauty changes over time. At the turn of the century, the leading sex symbol, Lillian Russell, weighed over 200 pounds. Marilyn Monroe would be considered "overweight" today. The media, advertisers, and the diet industry tend to set the standard of beauty in today's society. We must remember that they are selling us dissatisfaction with our bodies in order to make a profit. Medical reasons aside (life threatening morbid obesity or weight related ailments like Diabetes and heart disease) when it comes to body image, we are almost brainwashed into believing that we are not happy unless we are slim and therefore aesthetically pleasing or physically desirable to the opposite sex. For some being thin, fit, and beautiful is synonymous with love, success, and power. Physical beauty holds the

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