and the availability of high-calorie,cheap fast food in many countries make it easy for poorer people to add inches to their waistlines.
Fashion also affects our ideas of what an ideal appearance is.
In recent investigations, men and women were shown pictures of woman and asked to rate them in terms of attractiveness.
Women in the study rated pictures of thinner women as more attractive.
This shows the power of advertising in fashion.
Female models are usually much thinner than the average female.
We all want to be attractive, but there are negative con sequences to the pursuit of beauty as defined by the fashion industry.
One is eating disorders. People with an eating disorder often think that they are fat when really they are not fat at all.