Companies selling above-average levels of better-for-you foods and beverages enjoyed higher operating profits, larger returns to shareholders, and a better image among consumers, branding studies have shown.

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And these food ads implied something else, adds Harrison, who studies media messages about body image.

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Many studies show that the mere positive image of specific groups of people can combat our hidden bias.

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Studies looking into the formation of the image have been based on macroscopic data.

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Researchers, led by Takatoshi Shibuya of The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in Japan, counted 58, 733 objects in the image, and narrowed those down to two possible candidates for extremely distant galaxies.

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Eliminating phase 3 studies would erode the attempts that the industry is making to restore its image.

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"There's no question that China is very sensitive to its image, " said Stanley Rosen, an expert on the Chinese film industry, and director of the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

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