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10 hrs ago | Reuters

Kids should get moving to avoid obesity

Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn't appear to have a major role in making them fat, new research shows.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Health

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Milpitas Post

Rancho community fosters healthy body image

The Rancho Milpitas Middle School community was left standing up for a cause on Nov.

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Related Topix: Health, Family, Teenagers, Marketing

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Abbotsford Times Newspaper

HealthyGirl offers help for women

Learning to love your body and to treat it well isn't easy. And if you're a girl or young woman who's ever struggled with weight, body image or eating issues, then you know it can be downright difficult.

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Related Topix: Health

Sun Nov 22, 2009

New Straits Times

Cover Story: Barbie, youa re a doll

Barbie celebrates her 50th birthday this year. SYIDA LIZTA AMIRUL IHSAN examines this cultural icon who draws admiration and criticism in equal measures.

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Related Topix: Toy, Barbie, Health

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Vaughan Citizen

Students learn to turn tide on mental health stigma

Although Katie Mobbs is at a healthy weight, her teeth are chipping away. That was one of the side effects of an eating disorder that consumed the Aurora resident for about seven years.

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Related Topix: Health

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Fox News

Body Image Experts Slam Kate Moss for Super Skinny Mantra

Did the famous waif model promote a dangerous aesthetic with the mention of her motto? Eating disorder experts criticized Kate Moss on Thursday after the supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on Web sites that encourage girls to avoid eating.

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Related Topix: Health, Entertainment

Daily Express

Crawford urges women to change fashion

CINDY CRAWFORD is urging women to stop buying magazines which feature super-skinny models - because it is up to the public to change body image stereotypes.

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Related Topix: Health

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Newkerala.com

Cindy Crawford urges women to stop buying mags featuring thin models

London, Nov 17 : Cindy Crawford has advised women to stop buying magazines featuring stick thin models because she believes they have the 'power' to change the body image stereotypes that are currently being sold out to them.

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Related Topix: Health

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Examiner.com

Twilight's Kristen Stewart discusses body image, New Moon kissing scene

Twilight star Kristen Stewart says she's naturally skinny. Allure magazine. November 16, 2009 - With the latest installment of the Twilight film franchise set to release Friday, November 20, 2009, all eyes are on stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson .

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Twilight, New Moon, Adventure, Musical Movies, Health

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Digital Spy

'Housewives' star Rossi: 'I was bulimic'

Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi has revealed that she has struggled with bulimia.

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Related Topix: Health

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Psychology Today

Mothers and Daughters: The Body Image Trickle Down

My perception is my truth. Last week, I wrote about what's been happening in Australia, where several body image activists have been accused of being "too beautiful" to deliver a message of self-acceptance and body love to the "average" woman.

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Related Topix: Health

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Body image problems linked to stress

New research has found stress is one of the leading triggers of poor body image in teenagers.

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Related Topix: Health, Family, Teenagers, National University, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

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National Eating Disorders Association Supports Real Women Campaign

National Eating Disorders Association Supports Real Women Campaign. Leading Eating Disorders Experts in Five Countries Now Support Global Effort .

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Health, Psychology, Science

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Times Online

Leta s skip lunch, say the hungry generation

For teenage girls, missing meals to keep off the extra pounds has become the norm.

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Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Health

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Sun Online

WE ask two teen girls & their mums if airbrushed photos of stars affect body image

THEY say your school days are the happiest of your life, but nothing could be further from the truth for many body-conscious youngsters.

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Related Topix: Health

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Mirror.co.uk

Airbrushed adverts of "thin-ideal" models pose a "significant risk" to the health of young women

Airbrushed adverts of "thin-ideal" models pose a "significant risk" to the health of young women, say experts.

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Related Topix: Health

Associated Content

Why People Lose Interest in Sex

Those issues are just the tip of the iceberg on the different reasons why people lose interest in sex, but there are a few prominent ones.

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Related Topix: Health

Mon Nov 09, 2009

School Library Journal

Teen Truth: An Inside Look at Body Image

Teen Truth: An Inside Look at Body Image. DVD. 23 min. with tchr's. guide. Human Relations Media .

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Related Topix: Health

Scotsman.com

Anti-airbrushing campaign gets body image experts' backing

BODY image experts are supporting a Liberal Democrat campaign against the use of airbrushed images of models.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Airbrushed images harming girls and boys experts say

Airbrushed pictures of women making them appear unnaturally thin are harmful to girls and women, a group of experts says today.

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