Britney Spears improves adolescent self-esteem

For several decades the images of artists with sculptural bodies, such as Britney Spears , have generated a low self-esteem among adolescents of 10 and 11 years of age, who can achieve the same silhouette eating disorders as the bulimia and the anorexy .

Because of this, some British schools have adopted a program to improve the self esteem of your students and raise their quality of life. The method is to show how the photographs in magazines and advertisements are digitally altered, and create "a level of perfection that is unattainable in society."

The objective of the program, created by Smart Media and that has the support of the government, is that adolescents perceive that the importance of a person depends on the human values ​​of each and not their physical appearance.

According to information published by the BBC , the schools use some photos of Britney Spears , in which it is shown how, with computer programs, the cellulitis and her legs and hips tightened.

The material also includes campaigns that became famous for defying norms, such as those of the Benetton brand and Dove products, which exhibit cultural diversity, and "ordinary women".

The class also presents statistics that indicate that models and actresses have 50% less fat than healthy women, and that 6 out of 10 teenagers think they would be happier if they were thinner.

In the next video, the doctor Aracely Aizpuro , director of the Ellen West Foundation , explains the characteristics and the impact of anorexy in the young.

Experts recommend that parents be aware of the conduct of your children and have a lot communication with them, to avoid eating disorders and the low self esteem .

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