Media including Women's magazines are not responsible for eating disorders in young women. These magazines do not promote unrealistic body images of exceptionally thin models but images of women they think as interesting, beautiful and fashionable. they don't say anyone to be like them. They present what advertisers and consumers want to see. What to eat and how to eat is a personal matter, what can media do in it.

Blame the models not the medium. Can these models sell any real products? I guess most of them can’t sell real products because they are not capable to do so. They can advertise fashion but can’t sell products. And you won’t find the products, what they advertise, in simple shopping mall only. Now, can we think what are they doing if not selling products, they are just promoting sex, semi-nude female bodies and pornography from ramp (read it wardrobe malfunction). They aren’t super-models, they are not models in fact, they are just an instrument in the hands of marketing gurus to present products with their body to promote the products.

Agreed but I would blame media also, these models are there to sell perfume and lingerie but actually they simply promote the magazine not the products because they look like porn stars in photographs appear in such magazines.

The individual has the intellect and sole discretion over his body. Media is only promoting good health by exercising, dieting and quitting smoking. They never insist you to be anorexic. For those who suffer from anorexia, don’t blame the media. If you need help in losing weight, consult a health professional and not simply starving yourself to death. Everyone should understand that he has his own body type.