Eight minutes: that’s how it takes for young women to be negatively affected by eating disorder content on TikTok, according to a study in PLOS ONE published in August. Compared to women who watched ...

Although reduced body image and low self-esteem are potential risk factors for eating disorders, they’re not the only factors at play. Body dissatisfaction can increase your risk of disordered eating ...

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 ...

In a world dominated by filtered selfies, unrealistic beauty standards, and constant comparisons, body image issues have quietly become one of the most common mental health concerns across age groups.

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 ...

Reverse body dysmorphia is not a clinical diagnosis but a term that originated from TikTok. People use it colloquially to describe having a perception of their own appearance as “better” than it is.