Question

Advertisements are filled with images of extremely fit and sometimes even underweight people. What is an example of how these images might positively influence a person's health choices? Choosing to use weight loss supplements to increase weight loss Electing to skip meals to reduce calorie intake until target weight is met Figuring out ways to purge after meals to reduce the number of calories consumed Finding ways to increase physical activity to burn calories and increase heart rate

Answer 1

Advertisements are built off of persuasion. For example, they use celebrities or even medical professionals to help persuade people to purchase their product. People will believe that if they take the supplement or exercise right they could have the physique as the one who endorses it. This can be negative, but it can also be positive because it influences people to be active which is better for there heart and other organs.

Answer 2

Finding ways to increase physical activity to burn calories and increase heart rate. This is however an extremely controversial question together with the provided answer. There is quite some evidence that the advertisments lead to weight-related diseases such as bulimia and anorexia and it is very questionable whether they really substantially help young children to resort to physical activity to burn calories.