Action figures are boy’s equivalent of Barbie, and like Barbie, the physical dimensions of action figures have now reached sizes that are near physically impossible. It’s not surprising that there has been a large increase in male body and health care products in the last few years. Studies showed that the pressures for females to go down in size aren’t that different from males trying to go up in size. Men and teens will try to achieve their goal figure by any means including the use of anabolic steroids or even suppressed eating. Body dissatisfaction can be very harmful because of its correlation with depression. As the media continues to promote the perfect body, it seems that people will continue to hunt and try and achieve the perfect body. This could lead to an even greater up rise in the number of men, teens, and boys with eating disorders and depression.
Citation: Poncelet, Barbara. "Male Body Image: Your Son and His Body". About.com. 30 Nov 2009
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