Turn on the television, and ads espousing ways to slim down, testimonials by people who successfully lost weight, and interviews with such people are everywhere. "Losing weight" has become a virtual rite of passage of women in these affluent times. Unless blessed with a naturally slim figure, an average woman will use at least two different weight loss methods during her lifetime, according to medical estimates.
只要打開電視，教人如何瘦身的廣告、瘦身者的自白與經驗訪談比比皆是，「減肥」似乎已成為富裕時代女性成長的必經歷程，除非天生麗質，否則依醫界估計，女人終其一生至少會使用兩種以上的減肥方法。