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By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Feeling a little fat after the holidays? Beware. Reading a news story that seems to devalue people who are overweight might make you more likely to reach for snacks to soothe your anxiety.

Media stories that focus on topics such as the financial impact of obesity on society or the importance of better self-control for weight loss could spur weight gain among women, a small new study of college students contends.

When women who considered themselves overweight read news articles that appeared to put down overweight people, they seemed less able to control their eating than women who didn't feel they needed to shed pounds, the study found.

The study was designed to determine if people who felt stigmatized for being overweight were likely to eat more, due to resulting anxiety or frustration, said study author Brenda Major. She is a professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

"We know that stress and feeling out of control or overwhelmed can make you less able to inhibit behaviors," Major said. "So we wondered if the same things that increase feelings of stigma actually cause you to eat more.

"People assume those who are obese are weak-willed, have no self-control or are lazy," she added.

Seeing media stories covering the so-called "obesity epidemic" and its potential impact on health care costs triggered Major's interest in doing this study, she said. "There's a frenzy about obesity in the media and there's a negative, moralistic tone to the coverage," she said.

Major's questions about the impact of stigmatization on weight gain are related to the work of other researchers. A previous study showed that when overweight women were put in a situation where they felt they would be devalued because of their weight, their blood pressure went up and a test showed they scored worse in measures of self-control.

Other research, published last July in the journal PLoS One, showed that discriminating against people because of their weight could increase the chances they become obese.

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Media Control GfK International Formation 1976 Type Market research, Service Provider of Media Monitoring, Analysis and Evaluation Headquarters Baden Baden Location Germany Managing Director for Media Control GmbH & Co. KG

Managing Director for Media Control GfK International GmbH

Dr. Mathias Giloth, Wolfgang Wanders[1]

The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company media control GfK International GmbH on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie (Federal Association of Phonographic Industry). Media Control GfK International is the provider of weekly Top-100 single/album, Compilation, Jazz Top-30, Classic Top-20, Schlager Longplay Top-20, Music-DVD Top-20 and the official-Dance (ODC) Top-50 charts.[2]

Dissemination of the charts is conducted by various media outlets, some of which include VIVA music channel, which was founded in 1993.[3] Another entity that presents the charts is MusicLoad and MIX 1, both of which are online associations that post almost all the charts on weekly bases published by Media Control GfK.[4][5] The entire batch of the official charts, however, is presented by an online enterprise called Charts.de, which happens to be the subsidiary of Media Control GfK International.[6]

Charts have been published in Germany since 1959, in a magazine called Der Musikmarkt (The Music Market), which has played an important role in the German music industry.[7] Since 1959, the growing desire to have a well-developed music program has made Bundesverband Musikindustrie work together with charts providers to improve the way the charts are determined.

For this purpose, different research institutes were tested, out of which Media Control, based in Baden Baden, was selected. Hence, the first official charts were made available in the magazine Der Musikmarkt in September 1977.[7]

Initially, there used to be 50 positions only, which later in January 1980, was extended to 75 slots.[7] Since 1989, however, Media Control has adapted the international standards providing 100 positions, called "Media Control Top 100".[7] In 2001, the Top-100 singles charts was modified to reflect the sales of the singles.[7]

Media Control developed "Music Video charts" in 2001, which later, in 2004, was renamed as "DVD charts".[7] While music-videos have their own separate charts, in 2001, Media Control made it possible for the music-video singles to have the ability to enter the Top-100 singles chart. Similarly, in 2002, it was made available for music-video albums to chart on the Top-100 album chart, if the video album contained at least 50% of audio recording. If not, then, the DVD album could qualify for the DVD chart only.[7] In the same vein, if an audio CD contains at least 50% of video recording, then, it could qualify to chart on the DVD chart.[7]

In 2003 Media Control joined forces with GfK, thus the company's name officially being changed to media control GfK International GmbH.[8]media control GfK International GmbH is in charge of providing chart data for music, books, DVDs and games.[9]

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6 Corporations That Control Your Perception
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To understand what Social Media is, you must firstly separate and analyse those 2 words Social and Media. The star of the show in Social Media has to be the Social element, its all about people. People drive, develop and ultimately control what Social Media is and will shape the future of how it looks and how we use it.

Social

Social Media gathers individuals into groups and communities of likeminded people with shared interests and cultures In Social Media terms its all about connecting, engaging and sharing.

Regardless of your age, Social Media is used by all, young and old. The fastest growing demographic on Twitter is 55-64, whilst on Facebook and Google+ its the 45-54 age group. Such statistics demonstrate that Social Media isnt just for the young ones.

Younger generations adapt much quicker to Social Media, theyve been doing it since they were born and will be leaders in future Social Media trends. Its common knowledge that younger Facebook users have been switching to new platforms like Instagram, Vine and Pinterest. Theyre the trendsetters and will be the driving force in how Social Media evolves in the future.

The volume of information on Social Media excites me but how we learn and communicate scares me. As a recent graduate I know how much studying is required, reading, reading and more reading but can the Social Media generations learn anything other than fast moving smaller bursts of information? Can they/we concentrate on more substantial methods of learning? Does Social Media enhance or hinder human communication?

Social Media surely improves access to information, friends and family but does it make us less sociable and lose focus when learning? Whatever the answers are, its the people who use Social Media we must understand to adapt to their preferences.

Media

Media simply facilitates communication and our consumption of information. The internet enables us to communicate and consume information but Social Media has spread onto multiple media channels. Watch the news on TV and you can contribute via Twitter, Newspapers, Billboards and Radio encourages us to Find Us on Facebook which demonstrates how Social Media functions across a multi-media network not just the internet.

More niche interests will be accommodated in Social Media in the near future resulting in the Social element of Social Media shaping the media we use to communicate. As Social Media evolves the larger generic platforms like Facebook will make room for niche platforms based on the varying interests of smaller groups and geographical locations. More regional platforms and groups will be born to accommodate peoples interest in specialist products/services and preferences Small is the new big.

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