Body Image News

Estrogen replacement therapy may significantly reduce anxiety symptoms among girls diagnosed with anorexia, according to findings presented this week at the Endocrine Society annual meeting .

Do you notice the difference between these photos? From the slimmer waistline to the whiter teeth, one of these photos of a lingerie model has clearly been airbrushed.

A group of protestors stripped down to their bras and underwear on Saturday outside a Victoria's Secret store in San Francisco, California, to protest media representations of 'perfect' bodies.

Treating girls with anorexia might now involve an estrogen patch, according to research presented at the Endocrine Society meeting this week.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the eating disorder gender gap is closing pretty quickly among high school aged boys.

To start with, the lingerie model's neck and arms have been slimmed down, under her eyes have been smoothed and lightened and her teeth and eyes have been whitened.

A company that works with disabled models and Paralympians is adding to its list of noteworthy accomplishments by saying no to Photoshop.

Presented as part of 2013 Montreal Fringe Festival by local burlesque troupe Glam Gam Productions , the show crushes the innocence of fairy tales by mixing dance, theater and singing with indecent performances.

Coco Rocha pictured at the Project Runway, Season 8 Premiere Party at the Empire Hotel Rooftop in New York City on July 28, 2010.

Once, a much younger Melissa McCarthy may have been seriously hurt by comments about her size, or for that matter, a Photoshopped poster that appears to purposefully slim her down, but no longer.

In February, Rex Reed of the New York Observer made headlines when he referred to "Bridesmaids" star Melissa McCarthy as "tractor-sized" and "a gimmick comedian who has devoted her short career to being obese and obnoxious with equal success."

When people think of mental problems related to body image, often the first thing that comes to mind is the thin figure associated with anorexia.

'We have a moral obligation to ban the airbrush': Debenhams vows not to retouch model shots... and calls on others to follow suit The high-street department store puts and end to such images as they 'want to help customers feel confident about their figures without bombarding them with unattainable body images'.

Everyone knows that obesity is a problem in America, thanks in large part to the Public Service Announcements plastered around cities and televisions.

Demi Lovato, who turns 21 in two months, says her birthday wish is that the makers of the iconic Barbie doll will roll out a version with normal weight and body measurements.

For many women, posing in a bathing suit ranks right up there with a root canal in terms of unpleasant activities, but a San Jose mother is behind a new online effort aimed to change that.

We have a huge celebrity culture in this country and for many children and young people these stars are their idols; they draw inspiration from them and want to be like them.

Do you tell your daughter how beautiful she looks in her new party dress or how handsome your son is in his favourite super hero outfit? You had better stop says the UK's women's minister, Jo Swinson, who thinks parents who tell their children they are beautiful risk sending the message that looks are the most important thing for success in life.

Lady Gaga 's body critics are going to have a hard time finding anything negative to say about her now.

The insidious disorders are characterized by extreme eating behavior and distorted body image and often occur during adolescence and young adulthood.