You know body standards are unrealistic. Why do they still affect you? The answer may have less to do with appearance and more to do with belonging.

From looksmaxxing forums to extreme bulk-and-cut cycles, male fitness culture has quietly developed a toxic relationship with appearance, and we keep calling it discipline.

Commentary: When a society widely publicizes a pathway to weight loss, the pressure to pursue it rarely stays contained.

The rapid adoption of GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound represents one of the most striking cultural shifts in weight management I’ve witnessed in nearly 30 years ...

Contemporary understandings of body image are deeply influenced by media, culture, race, gender, class and sexual identity. This Collection seeks to examine how ideals of beauty and embodiment are ...

If you are overweight or have obesity, a healthy body image is important. Here’s how body image affects weight loss, plus ways to get a more positive body image. By: Hallie Levine Destiny Murtaugh ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that excessive smartphone use is closely associated with disordered eating, ...