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High School Performing Arts: Does It Hurt Body Image?

The performing arts have long been a channel for individuals to tell their stories and express their emotions. The artists that boldly portray these stories often begin their love of [...]
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Nurturing Eating Disorders: Diet Talk, Body Hate & Rejection

Woman Dealing With a negative body image

It seems as if diet talk, negative body image, and resulting low self-worth are all around us. This is occurring at work, on social media, in the movies, and in [...]
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Cosmetic Procedures & Eating Disorders

Woman struggling with Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Cosmetic procedures are on the rise within the United States [1]. According to research, individuals who seek cosmetic surgery is between 7-15% more common among those with Body Dysmorphic Disorder [...]
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What Helps Men Who Overeat or Binge Overcome This Challenge?

While both men and women experience challenges with food, body image, and eating behaviors, social stigmas continue to perpetuate the idea that eating disorders are “women’s problems.” But what men [...]
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Is BMI an Accurate Measure of Healthy Weight?

Woman Dealing with Depression and Eating Disorders

Is Body Mass Index (BMI) an accurate way to measure whether you are at a healthy weight? It has been the standard of measurement for healthy weight for a number of [...]
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Body Image & Disordered Eating

Woman sitting on a bridge struggling with disordered eating

Body image can be defined as the perception that a person has of himself or herself. It can include the physical self, thoughts, and feelings around their awareness of self. [...]
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Avatars & Anorexia: What We Can Learn About Body Image

The relationship between eating disorders and technology is complicated. Technological advancements have brought about social media and harmful pro-eating disorder websites that increase the prevalence of eating disorders. Even so, [...]
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Male Body Image Issues: Singapore

Man from Singapore struggling with body image

Male eating disorders are on the rise in Westernized societies, and recently there have been disturbances in men in Singapore. With an increasing amount of media and body image concerns on [...]
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Barbie’s New Look and Body Image

In 2016, Mattel introduced a ‘new look’ for Barbie. It released female dolls that resembled various body sizes and shapes. Included in this new look were dolls of various skin [...]
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