A product ad by Marks & Spencer featuring an image of a model who appeared to be “unhealthily thin", has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for being socially irresponsible. The ASA ...

The advertising watchdog has banned several adverts for prescription-only weight loss medications, citing concerns they exploit “people’s insecurities around body image”. The Advertising Standards ...

This is the first post in a series. Quite often, body image is discussed as if it were an issue that resides in and belongs only to the individual person. And because it is often seen as a personal ...