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Nutritional status and the influence of TV consumption on female body size ideals in populations recently exposed to the media

Television consumption influences perceptions of attractive female body size. However, cross-cultural research examining media influence on body ideals is typically confounded by differences in the availability of reliable and diverse foodstuffs. 112 participants were recruited from 3 Nicaraguan vil...

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Main Authors: Jucker, Jean-Luc, Thornborrow, Tracey, Beierholm, Ulrik, Burt, D. Michael, Barton, Robert A., Evans, Elizabeth H., Jamieson, Mark A., Tovée, Martin J., Boothroyd, Lynda G.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5559456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28814743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08653-z