The thin trend makes headlines in newspapers and magazines all over the world, as well as being the topic of television talk shows and top stories in the news. Companies like Snackwell's and Nutragrain base their success on women's cravings to be thin. The media's attention on the thin and beautiful has opened up women's eyes and sparked a craving for this perfection, based on models and actresses are who television has taught us to …showed first 75 words of 878 total…

…showed last 75 words of 878 total…A vastly larger number of women suffer from eating disorders then men, and one must concern themselves with the acceptance Barbie's figure is receiving, even in present times. Barbie may not be on the cover of Seventeen giving people make up tips, or on TV preaching wonder diets but she continues to stand 11 ½ inches tall silently stalking the children of the world behind two plastic eyes, a 'perfect' smile and an ever increasing price tag.