Healthy bodies can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. how would changes in the types of bodies used in advertisements can influence the health choices of the general public? a. decreased use of ectomorph body types will increase pressure to undereat. b. decreased use of mesomorph body types will increase pressure to undereat. c. increased use of ectomorph body types will increase pressure to undereat. d. increased use of mesomorph body types will increase pressure to undereat.

Ectomorph: Lean and long, with difficulty building muscle.

Endomorph: Big, high body fat, often pear-shaped, with a high tendency to store body fat.

Mesomorph: Muscular and well-built, with a high metabolism and responsive muscle cells.

Therefore the correct answer is C. Increased use of ectomorph body types (thin) will increase pressure to undereat.

This is what we are already used to seeing in the media, one shape and size represented and being told it is the ideal. If more body shapes and sizes were represented in the media, a true image of what people actually look and all our differences were celebrated then problems like eating disorders and teen suicides would decrease.