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Consumers Beware: Media Harmful to Health "Lose weight quickly!" "Check out the new diet!" "Thin is in!" Ads like these are almost too common in the media today. We all see them. In magazines, on television, everywhere the media is sending the image that girls must improve their looks. Not only does this mentality damage their psychological state, it is also harmful to their physical health. Girls feel that they must become thinner; therefore, extreme …

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