"before" and "after" photos

[DrLeftover]

Before-and-after adverts, showing pictures of people who have lost weight or become fitter, feature in thousands of magazines. But how reliable are they, asks Justin Parkinson.

Wow, what a transformation. Two volunteers go from looking pale and unfit to tanned, toned and dynamic. Before and after photos show the benefits of a change in lifestyle - eating better, exercising more and, in many cases, taking dietary supplements to help the process along.

So how long did it take for the man and woman on the left to turn into those on the right?

Just under two hours.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-31638187

 

[Nebulous]

They look the same, just different angles, slouching and sad look on their faces.

 

[#assassin]

yeah there's a huge difference in their confidence & posture

 

[alakazam]

At first i thought they switched gender... lol... The dude looks a bit more buffed in the after picture, to be honest...

 

[Mortiferr]

Yeah, many of those pictures are fake and the actors ((models)) are instructed to look sad and make an attempt to look fat. Although a lifestyle change has been proven to boost confidence and help with depression, you can't change that much.