From billboards to media to fashion, American consumer culture promotes the conflicting dreams of supermodel beauty and super-sized diets. In a country where a third of adults are classified as obese, being overweight has become a common fixture. In Winston-Salem, N.C., one woman is known as a “gainer,” a person who tries to put on as much weight as possible. She currently weighs 717 pounds and is determined to keep gaining.
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From billboards to media to fashion, American consumer culture promotes the conflicting dreams of supermodel beauty and super-sized diets. In a country where a third of adults are classified as obese, being overweight has become a common fixture. In Winston-Salem, N.C., one woman is known as a “gainer,” a person who tries to put on as much weight as possible. She currently weighs 717 pounds and is determined to keep gaining.
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