Editing Celebrity (section)

==Health implications==
[[File:Oprah_in_2014.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Oprah Winfrey]] is known for her impactful health and wellness advice, particularly through ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' and her various media ventures.]]

Common threats such as [[stalking]] have spawned [[celebrity worship syndrome]] where a person becomes overly involved with the details of a celebrity's personal life.<ref name="Schumaker">Schumaker, John F., 'Star Struck' New Internationalist; Issue 363, p34-35, 2p, December 2003</ref>    Psychologists have indicated that though many people obsess over glamorous film, television, sport and music stars, the disparity in salaries in society seems to value [[professional athlete]]s and [[list of entertainment industry topics|entertainment industry-based professional]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Horovitz|first=Bruce|title=The good, bad and ugly of America's celeb obsession|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2003-12-19-celeb_x.htm|work=USA Today|access-date=May 5, 2012|date=December 19, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=America's Obsession with Celebrities|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/Americas-Obsession-with-Celebrities|work=June 4th 2007|publisher=Oprah.com|access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref> One study found that singers, musicians, actors and athletes die younger on average than writers, composers, academics, politicians and businesspeople, with a greater incidence of cancer and especially lung cancer. However, it was remarked that the reasons for this remained unclear, with theories including [[innate]] tendencies towards risk-taking as well as the pressure or opportunities of particular types of fame.<ref>{{cite news|website=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22189177|title=Fame may 'lead to a shorter life'|date=April 18, 2013|access-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>

Fame might have negative [[psychological]] effects.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/health/psychology/22fame.html|title=The Fame Motive|first=Benedict|last=Carey|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 22, 2006}}</ref> An academic study on the subject said that fame has an [[addiction|addictive]] quality to it.  When a celebrity's fame recedes over time, the celebrity may find it difficult to adjust psychologically.<ref>Rockwell, Donna & Giles, David. (2009). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233667622_Being_a_Celebrity_A_Phenomenology_of_Fame Being a Celebrity: A Phenomenology of Fame]. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology. 40. 178-210. 10.1163/004726609X12482630041889.</ref>

Recently, there has been more attention toward the impact celebrities have on health decisions of the population at large.<ref>S.J. Hoffman, C. Tan. 2015. “Biological, psychological and social processes that explain celebrities' influence on patients' health-related behaviors,” Archives of Public Health 73(3): 1-11. {{doi|10.1186/2049-3258-73-3}}</ref> It is believed that the public will follow celebrities' health advice to some extent.<ref>S.J. Hoffman, C. Tan. 2013. “Why Do So Many People Follow Celebrities’ Medical Advice? A Meta-Narrative Review,” British Medical Journal 347: f7151. {{doi|10.1136/bmj.f7151}}.</ref> This can have positive impacts when the celebrities give solid, evidence-informed health advice, however, it can also have detrimental effects if the health advice is not accurate enough.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hoffman |first1=Steven J. |last2=Mansoor |first2=Yasmeen |last3=Natt |first3=Navneet |last4=Sritharan |first4=Lathika |last5=Belluz |first5=Julia |last6=Caulfield |first6=Timothy |last7=Freedhoff |first7=Yoni |last8=Lavis |first8=John N. |last9=Sharma |first9=Arya M. |date=2017-01-21 |title=Celebrities' impact on health-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and status outcomes: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis |journal=Systematic Reviews |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=13 |doi=10.1186/s13643-016-0395-1 |doi-access=free |pmid=28109320 |pmc=5251292 |issn=2046-4053}}</ref>