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Body Size Issues for Boys.

Some people don’t think boys aren’t affected by the media. well, that is wrong. they are indeed affected by it-perhaps as equally as women are. 

 Experts believe the number of boys affected is increasing and that many cases may not be reported, since males are reluctant to acknowledge any illness primarily associated with females.

There is more and more media pressure for men and boys to take on the look of the well-muscled athletes and actors. Males are becoming insecure about their physical appearance and self image. Sports, health, and fitness magazines focus on the importance of muscularity and the methods to obtain those perfect sports bodies. Boys tend to become obsessive with weight training and if they do not see immediate results often turn to using steroids and dietary supplements that advertise fantastic muscle gain.The average boy cannot come near meeting the impossible “standard” of the media’s male body perfection. They are not going to be young Arnold Schwarzenegger’s or have the well-muscled bodies of Bay Watch life guards. The most popular magazines carry images of women and men on the covers that represent about .03 percent of the population. Obviously, that leaves .97 percent who cannot measure up to that level of body image.