interesting article. just more evidence that i Need To Do Yoga. the only thing i disagreed with was this:
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As a final insult, the media—women's magazines, diet books, TV—conspire to make us feel insecure and unattractive, even as they purport to help us slim down. "We're regularly bombarded by images of perfect bodies," says Radhika Parameswaran, who teaches and does research on gender and media images at Indiana University. The result, she says, is that women are constantly comparing themselves to an impossible ideal.
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i dunno, just the idea that "The Media" is conspiring to make "The People" feel bad about themselves doesn't sit right with me. i mean, if The Media didn't reflect something The People wanted to see, it wouldn't continue.
but i digress. you pretty much bolded everything that i found really noteworthy ... i mean, reengineered foods? extra sugar in canned soups? eat natural food, people ... seriously.