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To those who call for more realistic body proportions on girls’ dolls, here you go. This vivid imagining of a bloated Barbie-type doll is courtesy of Active Life Movement, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles and battling obesity. Made by the creative wizards at LatinWorks (LatinWorks.com), (this and other illustrations of super sized cultural icons are being circulated by the group to confront Americans with the reality of their fast-food chomping, soft-drink guzzling, sedentary lifestyles. (See ActiveLifeMovement.org for more.) With obesity rates climbing—8 out of 10 Americans over 25 are either overweight or obese—its time to get real about the problem.

Get Active! By the Editors. The Active Life. Exercise and Fitness.

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