I don’t think that those are negative by themselves. It’s good to loose weight (many people in the world need to) and be healthier so they get more energy. What they do need is realistic role-models and not models who lucked into genetically perfect bodies. I believe Fitness magazine stopped having actors and models as their cover models, and started using real readers who had lost weight. Magazines are also getting better at using real researched based studies in their articles, and talking to real experts about the things they are writing. I think they realize that women today aren’t just going to do anything that we see on a magazine cover anymore, it needs to be backed up by facts too.

That is what sells the magazines. They are called

headlines for a reason. Those words get the attention of the consumer and hopefully will make

the consumer want to buy that magazine. Since

Americans are now into a healthly life style the

magazine is captializing on this.

because women with low self esteem will buy it and hope for a miracle.