Personal health: Billions of dollars are spent annually by advertisers to influence college students in their spending decisions.

Personal health: Billions of dollars are spent annually by advertisers to influence college students in their spending decisions. The influence of media is an important factor in shaping our ideas about health choices and product sales. Think about a significant health issue in college. What are the related media messages aimed at young adults? Are these messages positive or negative, both or neither? How do those messages become part of peer culture? How have these messages impacted you? Your friends?