Why do women fall for it? I think deep inside, women have a need for love and acceptance from other people. We lack true love and connection with other people. We don't have enough love. So we go to other sources. Also part of this dilemma is we live in a rushed lifestyle. We don't have time to sit down and reflect on things. We push aside problems. It's easier to concentrate on weight issue than to deal with inner demons. That is just my opinion.

I have noticed if something is scarce, it is more valued. Because it's harder to be thin and healthy in a society where food is plentiful, being thin is more valued. In some Asian cultures, whiter skin is more valued because it's harder to achieve white skin when you're toiling under the sun all the time. So white skin = success and money. Even in this county, my mom keeps scolding me for having a tan. To her, it's incomprehensible why you would want darker skin or why a tan would been seen as nice.