When researchers had college-age women view magazines for five straight days that only included images of women with thin, idealized body types, something surprising happened: the readers' own body satisfaction improved.
Apr 11, 2011
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Deakin University psychology researchers have found that body image isn't always a negative experience for women.
Jan 31, 2012
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Iron occurs naturally in the human body. However, in people with Parkinson's disease it distributes in an unusual way over the brain. This is the result of a study by the DZNE that has been published in the journal Brain. ...
Nov 28, 2016
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Gay men currently receive little research attention when it comes to health issues such as eating disorders and other body image concerns. Yet expectations are high for gay men, as the western ideal masculine body is muscular ...
Jan 7, 2019
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Awkward gym uniforms, regulated fitness tests, being the last one picked – for many high school kids, gym class is anything but fun and games.
Nov 17, 2015
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After working with adolescents for several years before her time at the University of Missouri, Virginia Ramseyer Winter noticed most of the teens she interacted with were dissatisfied with their bodies, regardless of the ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Young girls reported heightened body dissatisfaction after playing a children's internet game for just 10 minutes, a study has found.
Jun 22, 2016
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Research has shown for the first time that spending time in snowy surroundings can improve how you feel about your body.
Nov 29, 2022
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Built, buff and metrosexually styled—such is the dominant stereotype of what queer men should look like. Magazines, websites, image-based social media and dating apps contribute to creating idealized images of muscular ...
Jul 15, 2019
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Treating obesity in children and adolescents improves self-esteem and body image, according to an analysis of all relevant studies published to date. The analysis, which is published in Pediatric Obesity, included 64 studies.
Feb 5, 2020
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