The term “body neutrality” has taken off in social media, with influencers suggesting that body neutrality is a more realistic approach to improving body image than positivity. But a new paper by a ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy straightforward explanation. From the jut of the human chin to the curve of the outer ...

Positive body image refers to an overarching appreciation and respect for one’s own body—regardless of whether it meets society’s expectations for how a body “should” look and/or function. A wealth of ...

Psychologist Charlotte Markey defines body image as not just how we view our bodies, but also how comfortable we feel in our own skin. Psychotherapist Paula Atkinson notes we’re conditioned from a ...

Body image refers to how a person thinks and feels about themselves physically. From childhood to adulthood, a person’s family can influence how they feel about their bodies through various ...

The beauty standards in our antiaging, pro-thinness culture can feel impossibly high, so it’s no wonder that so many of us deal with bad body image days—yep, even Olympic athlete and Sports ...

Across Long Island, teens are facing a quiet but deeply impactful mental health challenge: body image struggles. While it might be easy to brush off concerns about appearance as a typical part of ...

Candace Cameron Bure is getting candid about a challenge that "a lot of women struggle with." During Tuesday's episode of "The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast," the "Full House" alum, 49, opened up about ...