Body Image News

Children need to know they don't have to be sexy or successful to be loved. Let's start by valuing ourselves and each other The news that the number of girls and boys in the UK with eating disorders is on the rise is a timely reminder that we have a body image problem.

A fashion spread in the latest issue of the New York Times' monthly style magazine, 'T' has led to an interesting discussion about the newspaper's editorial policy on photo retouching.

FAT CHAT: We don't know what Kourt, Kim and Kelly are talking about, but they best not be trying to out fat-chat each other, as it won't win them friends in the end.

The average British woman yearns for a body boasting the toned abs of Jessica Ennis, eyes like Nicole Scherzinger - and Samantha Cameron's nose, it has emerged.

It was the lemon slice that did it. Biscuity layers of butter and condensed milk, swaddled in icing so sweet it could crack your teeth.

Jennifer Love Hewitt covers the latest issue of Women's Running Magazine , and she opens up about her workout routine, her body image, and the constant criticism she faces over her weight and curves.

Actress Zoe Saldana may have bared it all on the new cover of Allure magazine, but it's the headline emblazoned on the magazine's cover announcing the actress' weight that is causing a controversy, and now leading to a backlash among readers, who are questioning the editors' decision.

If you do not mind in starting with an introduction - perhaps a little bit about yourself and family , educational background, current position - what you specialize in? My name is Mehri D. Moore, M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist.

A new study reveals that college-age women with concerns about healthy eating patterns, diets and body image develop worsening moods after disordered and unwholesome eating.

Women Unhappy With Their Body ImageDid you ever meet a woman who was satisfied with her body? I haven't. You think you are too big here, too small there, and whatever you do to look better - it's never enough.

In an interview in the New York Times on Tuesday, New York City Council speaker and Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn opened up about her long struggle with bulimia and alcoholism, and her eventual path to recovery.

In the latest post on its Behold photo blog, Slate waded into ongoing debates around "thinspo" - pro-anorexia imagery posted to foster online communities around maintaining dangerously low body weights - by posting photos that fit the designation.

Alex Arvanitakis, a senior at Blue Valley Northwest High School, says Rebel helped her rebel against unrealistic beauty standards driven by the media.

Main Category: Eating Disorders Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology ; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 13 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Women who engage in "fat talk" - the self-disparaging remarks girls and women make in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies - are less liked by their peers, a new study from the University of Notre Dame ... (more)

Israeli fashion photographer and model agent Adi Barkan has helped introduce a law aimed at reducing eating disorders and promoting a healthy body image.

Women who talk about eating, exercise or their bodies in a negative way--what researchers call "fat talk"--are less well-liked than those who say positive things about their bodies, according to a study presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association's annual meeting last week in Chicago.

Men who experience high levels of sexual harassment are much more likely than women to induce vomiting and take laxatives and diuretics in an attempt to control their weight, according to a surprising finding by Michigan State University researchers.

Women who engage in "fat talk" - self-disparaging remarks made in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies - are less liked by their peers, according to a new study.

Lisa Ling launches Dove's "Let's Make Girls Unstoppable" campaign to raise girls' self-esteem. Photo: Mike Windle/Getty Images.

It's that time of year again, when every magazine cover, celebrity or health website and TV show seems to be constantly reminding you that the time's a-ticking until summer rolls around, which can only mean one thing: You'd better be at the gym working on your "bikini body." The extra body pressure isn't helping, when so many young women already ... (more)