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.

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy straightforward explanation. From the jut of the human chin to the curve of the outer ...

Psychologist Charlotte Markey defines body image as not just how we view our bodies, but also how comfortable we feel in our own skin. Psychotherapist Paula Atkinson notes we’re conditioned from a ...

The term “body neutrality” has taken off in social media, with influencers suggesting that body neutrality is a more realistic approach to improving body image than positivity. But a new paper by a ...

Candace Cameron Bure is getting candid about a challenge that "a lot of women struggle with." During Tuesday's episode of "The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast," the "Full House" alum, 49, opened up about ...

The beauty standards in our antiaging, pro-thinness culture can feel impossibly high, so it’s no wonder that so many of us deal with bad body image days—yep, even Olympic athlete and Sports ...

Full House star Candace Cameron Bure isn’t afraid to push back against online body-shamers. On September 6, 2025, Bure opened up about her decision to post — and then subsequently delete — a photo of ...

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 ...

Body dysmorphic disorder (body dysmorphia) results from internal and external experiences. Rapid or significant weight loss may, in some cases, lead to body dysmorphia. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) ...

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.