On a special episode (first released on April 14, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: The mass media has pushed skinny on us for decades. And while doctors encourage healthy eating and lower body mass ...

These days, it’s hard to miss the body positivity movement. But love and respect for the body isn’t new and wasn’t invented by the West. Indeed, global research I’ve collaborated on has found that ...

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 ...