Overweight & Obesity
Teasing teens about weight may do lasting harm
(HealthDay)—Teens who are taunted about their weight may be more likely to become obese adults who struggle with poor body image, a new study finds.
May 25, 2017
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News tagged with poor body image
Psychology & Psychiatry
Therapy for life-threatening eating disorders works, so why can't people access it?
Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that have one of the highest death rates of any psychiatric disorder. Among people with anorexia nervosa – who commonly deprive themselves of food due to an obsessive fear of ...
May 8, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight-based teasing has long-term impact
A new study from researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut and the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota shows that weight-based teasing in adolescence predicts ...
May 4, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Body image issues start in the playground
While it seems common for teenagers to worry about their own body image, it is becoming increasingly clear that these concerns may have their roots in early childhood.
Feb 9, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anti-fat attitudes shaped early in life
New findings from New Zealand's University of Otago suggest older toddlers—those aged around 32 months old—are picking up on the anti-fat attitudes of their mothers.
Nov 23, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For anorexic men, the focus is on muscle
(HealthDay)—Anorexia is typically associated with women, but a new report finds that men—especially men obsessed with muscularity—can develop the eating disorder, too.
Dec 29, 2014
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Health
Social media puts body-conscious girls off sport
A growing number of teenage girls are shying away from sports in high school because Facebook and Instagram are making them self-conscious about their bodies, a new Flinders University study reveals.
Oct 7, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Increased time on Facebook could lead women to negative body images
The mediated version of what women should look like has always been under scrutiny, particularly looking at actresses and fashion models. But what about body image from social networks and friends? A recent study by researchers ...
Apr 10, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does Facebook use affect body image in teen girls?
"Appearance exposure" on the Internet has been linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls. A new study that links specific Facebook activities, but not overall Facebook use to body dissatisfaction and a drive ...
Dec 3, 2013
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New York campaigns to boost girls' self-esteem
In a city plastered with images of stick-thin models, New York is waging a new campaign to boost self-esteem among girls as young as seven.
Oct 4, 2013
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