đđ¨ đ˛đ¨đŽ đđđ§đ đđ¨ đđđ¤đ đ¨đ§ đđĄđ đĄđđđ˘đđŹ đ¨đ đđĄđ¨đŹđ đ˛đ¨đŽ đŹđŠđđ§đ đŚđ¨đŹđ đ¨đ đ˛đ¨đŽđŤ đđ˘đŚđ đ°đ˘đđĄ? ⣠⣠Do you start to act like them? Do you speak in similar ways? đ đŹđŻđ°đ¸ đ đĽđ°âŚ ⣠ ⣠Humans are social creatures, đ´đ° đŞđľ đŞđ´ đ°đŻđđş đŻđ˘đľđśđłđ˘đ đľđŠđ˘đľ đ°đśđł đ˘đľđľđŞđľđśđĽđŚ đ˘đŻđĽ đŚđšđąđŚđ¤đľđ˘đľđŞđ°đŻđ´ đŽđŞđŽđŞđ¤ đ°đśđł đŹđŞđŻ. We also have that lovely innate tribalism that directs more of our behaviors than we like to admit. ⣠ âŁ
đđđ, đđĄđđđ¤ đđĄđ˘đŹ; thatâs a huge problem for societyâs waistline because people start to believe the body weights surrounding them are normal.âŁ
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In the US, for instance, men believe that being overweight is both âđŻđ°đłđŽđ˘đ đ¸đŚđŞđ¨đŠđľâ and healthy. Their idea of âđ°đˇđŚđłđ¸đŚđŞđ¨đŠđľâ doesnât start until a BMI of 32! Women fair a little better, with their idea of âđ°đˇđŚđłđ¸đŚđŞđ¨đŠđľâ starting when obesity should, at a BMI of 30.âŁ
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The media plays a huge role here, too. Media folk frequently describe images of overweight or obese people as of đđŚđ´đ´đŚđł weight than they truly are, influencing the perceptions of the general public. âŁ
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In fact, the media tends to use images of people with đđđđŹ đđđ¨đŻđ đđ đđ¨ đ˘đĽđĽđŽđŹđđŤđđđ đŹđ˘đŚđŠđĽđ đ¨đđđŹđ˘đđ˛, giving the impression to many obese people that they may not actually be obese.âŁ
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