The rise of obesity levels has led to a huge boost in the number of people dieting in the UK. In turn, this has caused needless emotional distress, guilt and low self-esteem for people that ‘break’ their diets with snacking, ...
Tags: Diet Highlights Problems, Food Consumption, Agriculture
Young women who spend a lot of time on Facebook tend to be more likely to be concerned about their body image and could be at increased risk for eating disorders, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at how much time 960 female ...
Tags: eating disorders, online social media site, societal messages
Teen boys who think they're too skinny are at increased risk for depression, and they're more likely to be bullied and use steroids, two new studies suggest. In one study, researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 2,100 boys who ...
Tags: Teen boys health, depression, skinny, body-image concerns
Teenage boys who say they are underweight and bullied are more likely to use steroids and feel depressed than other boys their age, U.S. researchers say. Study leader Aaron Blashill, staff psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital ...
Women who are happy with their bodies are better able to maintain a happy relationship, a new study finds. The researchers' survey also found that women who are satisfied with their current relationship tend to be fine with their weight ...
Tags: women health, body image, happy relationship, be happy with self's body
Girls who hit puberty early might be more likely than their peers to get into fights or skip school, a new study suggests. Researchers found that girls who started their menstrual periods early -- before age 11 -- were more likely to ...
Tags: early puberty, bad behavior, girls'behavior
The Stories Project is a place where women can share their inspiring video stories and messages about body positivity. "Research indicates that the majority of women, all shapes and sizes, share a common problem. Every woman struggles ...
The majority of women in the UK are struggling with bad body image, according to a recent online survey. Results showed that respondents were largely unable to pinpoint their exact size from a chart, and that the national average response ...
Tags: Body Confidence, Apparel
According to the agency, the aim was to shift the brand's positioning from promoting sports performance, to becoming the "beacon brand for physique development". Blue Marlin created a new slogan, You at your best, and the pack incorporates ...
In May, some 30 million people visited Upworthy, the sharing network that uses data-driven social media to draw attention to topics that matter. The milestone illustrates the strong, sustained growth being seen by the 14-month-old company ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Debenhams became the first retailer to sign up to the Equity code for fair treatment of models in all of its photo shoots, TV ads, PR 'look books' and images on Debenhams.com. The retailer is the second organisation to sign the code of ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Arklu has announced a new agreement that will see Lottie dolls join retailers across Canada. Îlot 307, located in Quebec, distributes educational games and toys throughout Canada and the US, and is now the exclusive distributor of ...
Tags: Lottie Dolls, Toys
The blurred head-and-upper-body image appears above the words ‘Smoking Kills’. The Indian Express said it was part of an anti-smoking drive. The government’s directorate of visual publicity said it was unclear why the ...
Tags: cigarette pack image, Smoking Kills, smoking, anti smoking drive
Cereal giant Kellogg has switched the 'K girl' in a red swimsuit in its latest Special K television advert in the UK for what it claims are "real women". Kellogg has said it is using plus-sized women in its advertising for the first time ...
Tags: television advert, Kellogg, cereal, BMI, plus-sized women