Girls think their vulvas should look like Barbie’s. These experts want to change that

Girls think their vulvas should look like Barbie’s. These experts want to change that

With a growing number of young women seeking cosmetic genital surgery,health professionals are on a mission to challenge the Barbie “ideal”.

  • byJewel Topsfield

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Australians are the keenest nudists in the world. I want in
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Australians are the keenest nudists in the world. I want in

After a passenger was arrested for streaking 32,000 feet in the air on a Virgin flight,you have to wonder about the psychology behind getting your gear off.

  • byKate Halfpenny
Social media is making us forget what skin is meant to look like

Social media is making us forget what skin is meant to look like

Thanks to high-definition cameras and increasingly sophisticated filters,our obsession with having perfect skin has peaked.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
There are plenty of weighty topics we should discuss. This isn’t one of them
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There are plenty of weighty topics we should discuss. This isn’t one of them

Unless you are an allied health care professional,or you’re seeing a professional in a health care setting,consider not talking about your weight with others.

  • byMarilyn Bromberg
Does the desire to be thinner ever really go away?

Does the desire to be thinner ever really go away?

Like most women,I thought the constant battle between my body and my brain would grow quiet as I grew older. But it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere for any of us.

  • byAbbir Dib
Diets,BMI and ‘bad’ foods axed:Eating disorders prompt curriculum overhaul

Diets,BMI and ‘bad’ foods axed:Eating disorders prompt curriculum overhaul

Hundreds of references to weight and the word “healthier” have also been removed,and replaced with terms such as “balanced nutrition”.

  • byHenrietta Cook
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Why ’roids are all the rage among young seeking the body beautiful

Why ’roids are all the rage among young seeking the body beautiful

Steroid misuse will be a focus of the 2024 Global Drug Survey as performance and image enhancing drugs soar among the fitness and body-image conscious.

  • byAmber Schultz
Jelena Dokic on abuse and resilience,body positivity and trolls

Jelena Dokic on abuse and resilience,body positivity and trolls

In a revealing podcast interview for Good Weekend Talks,former world No.4 tennis player Jelena Dokic opens up about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father,her battles with online trolls,and the fight for body positivity.

  • byKonrad Marshall
‘People would never need to go to hospital’:Is this the smarter way to tackle eating disorders?

‘People would never need to go to hospital’:Is this the smarter way to tackle eating disorders?

When Hanna Patricia was in hospital for an eating disorder,it did more harm than good. A new program could have prevented her from being there at all.

  • byAngus Thomson
Charlotte was just 19 when she had breast implants. These new rules would have saved her years of discomfort

Charlotte was just 19 when she had breast implants. These new rules would have saved her years of discomfort

Cosmetic surgery is now subject to new regulatory standards,including a referral process for anyone considering going under the knife.

  • byLaura Banks
Taryn Brumfitt and the body-positivity movement:All you need is love?

Taryn Brumfitt and the body-positivity movement:All you need is love?

Being Australian of the Year has given the body-love campaigner a great platform for promoting her message. Do the facts back up the buzz?

  • byJane Cadzow