Experts' Opinion
To better understand the importance of this issue, I would also recommend to read the following article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792687/
The introductory sentence of this article states: "Epidemiological studies have suggested that the incidence of eating disorders among adolescent girls has increased over the last 50 years" (Paediatr Child Health 2003). Already from the first sentence it is possible to comprehend that it is a medical article; and it presents how media affects our food habits resulting in such diseases as, for instance, anorexia and bulimia. The first and possibly the only thought that might pop into somebody's mind after thinking about media effects on our nutrition: "McDonald's ads do attract. So what? A hamburger a week will not bring so much harm." However, media has taken it much further: young girls, pressured by the images in magazines, actually die because of, for instance, starvation. This article is a good example of what doctors say on this topic: it provides both useful data and important facts, that everybody should know about "media-and-nutrition' relationship.
References:
Morris, Anne M. and Debra K Katzman. Paediatr Child Health: 2003 May-Jun; 8(5): 287–289.
Picture retrieved from: http://health.ninemsn.com.au/dietandnutrition/reallifestories/1071649/the-doctor-told-me-i-was-obese
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