Hungry Girl is Dieting

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In this article, the writer discusses the "Hungry Girl" website that is devoted to cataloging low-calorie products, diet advice, and other forms of information presumably of interest to female dieters. The writer notes that female thinness as a visual social value rather than a health issue is reinforced through every section of the site, specifically female thinness. The writer points out that the need for help in the pursuit of thinness is also important because the young, female website surfer might fall into a high-calorie craving trap. The writer concludes that the message of "Hungry Girl" is that women are supposed to be 'consumed' by thoughts of food, rather than consuming unapproved food and that they should wish to be thin for thinness' sake, not for health reasons..

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"Female thinness as a visual social value rather than a health issue is reinforced through every section of the site, specifically female thinness. The need for help in the pursuit of thinness is important as well, because the young, female website surfer might fall into a high-calorie craving trap without Hungry Girl's 'nice' girlfriend-like advice, or keeping track of calories and Weight Watchers points. The female-focused nature of the site is obvious from its title, but also in terms of the foods stressed on the site, like chocolate, which presumably all females wish to consume around 'that time of the month.' Also, the target audience seems to be single females, given that almost all the recipes are in single servings, and seems unlikely to be palatable to anyone but a dieter."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Ready for a little manly meal action from HG?! (2007). Weekly Weigh-in: Hungry Girl.Retrieved 12 Apr 2007. http://www.hungry-girl.com/week/weeklydetails.php?isid=1074
• "Strip Tease." (2007). Chew on This: Hungry Girl. Retrieved 12 Apr 2007.http://www.hungry-girl.com/chew/chewdetails.php?isid=1065
• "Who is Hungry Girl?" (2007). Hungry Girl. Retrieved 12 Apr 2007. http://www.hungry-girl.com/meet/index.php

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