Imagine a world in the near future where safe,effective weight loss drugs are widespread and larger bodies have become unusual. Is this a vision to be cheered or feared?
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?
New research has found mothers have a unique influence on body image,particularly when it comes to their daughters.
Without an evolution,ballet will be left behind by more evolved art forms to die a slow and painful death.
An Australian study found users with eating disorders were shown a median of 497 appearance-oriented,460 dieting-oriented and 461 exercise-oriented videos every week.
Worries about muscularity and body image are affecting more boys than ever before.
A Monash University-led eating disorder research project will roll out world-first clinical trials including using brain stimulation,hormone therapy and novel treatments to target biological causes,and bring hope for the 1 million Australians living with an eating disorder.
A quarter of the images examined were sexualised or contained nudity highlighting the need for influencers to better understand what they’re giving their audience.
Tokenistic body positivity may be doing more harm than good as young women grapple with body dysmorphia amid mixed messaging through social media.
Parents of children with eating disorders are quitting their jobs,leaving their partners and developing anxiety and depression as they grapple with their children’s illnesses.
Parents cry out for specialist support as clinicians say some children are repeatedly hospitalised in a dire condition and re-fed,only to lose weight again once discharged.