Numerous studies have detailed the negative relationship between social media and body image. New research revealed engagement with friends, acquaintances or family members was more detrimental to ...

A study conducted at the Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain, finds that negative body image perceptions can potentially lead to poor physical and mental health outcomes in young adults engaged in ...

A study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has determined that the size and composition of our social support networks directly influence how we perceive our body image. The findings could ...

Despite advances in our understanding of eating disorders, many people still perceive these illnesses as vain lifestyle choices. There are, however, many neurological components involved in how we ...

Although reduced body image and low self-esteem are potential risk factors for eating disorders, they’re not the only factors at play. Body dissatisfaction can increase your risk of disordered eating ...

Adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight are three times more likely to consider committing self-harm compared to those who do not, regardless of whether the person is objectively overweight, ...

Contemporary understandings of body image are deeply influenced by media, culture, race, gender, class and sexual identity. This Collection seeks to examine how ideals of beauty and embodiment are ...

Most of the time, our brains are very good at blending together input from all our senses into a seamless, unified conscious experience of “my body”. When this process of integrating different sensory ...

In an excerpt from her new book, When Life Happens, Dr. Rachel Goldman walks you through how to change your internal ...

In my role as a therapist, with a specialization in the treatment of eating disorders, I often find myself reassuring parents that their child's eating disorder is not their fault. That being said, ...

Plus-size models appeared in only 18% of all global beauty campaigns in 2025, despite representing the majority of potential customers. This stark disconnection reveals something profound about how ...