John Brewer Minnoch, the heaviest man in medical history, weighing almost fourteen hundred pounds was credited in the Guinness Book of World Records for three records: weighing the most, losing the most weight, and regaining the most weight (McNicoll, 1997). His life then became a mindless media statistic book. Many images are portrayed within the media. Superficial ideals are applied to society, and thus individuals are expected to fit this “ideal” image. This image of thin, supposedly beautiful people is predominantly displayed within western culture. These ideas have shaped and formed the minds of numerous people. These ideals have caused pain amongst the individuals who do not fit the mould created by the media. The mutated
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