Explain why some public health experts have observed a "disconnect" between our media ideals of male and female weight and contemporary reality
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: In the United States, more than 69 percent of adults age 20 and older are overweight or obese. This reality of the typical American body is entirely disconnected from current media standards of weight, which idealize slender, highly muscular males and large-breasted women with chiseled cheekbones and tiny waists. Social media messages contribute to this disconnect by showing unrealistically thin bodies beside messages encouraging people to "get thin" or offering tips on "how to become an anorexic."
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