Since the onset of modern mass media, researchers have questioned the influence of media messages on the decision making process of people. An aspect of the research on this subject is how we decide about our health based on these media messages. Since 1980, the media has been linked with the public health crisis of rising American obesity rates. And this has produced prolific correctional and behavioral research linking obesity to media use. (unclear reference to 1980…showed first 75 words of 3682 total…

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