body image

Tweens, Teens & College

Boys and body image

When we think about eating disorders in children, we tend to focus on girls. Yet boys have body image issues too. Whether it’s an...

Tweens, Teens & College

Should Victoria's Secret be targeting tweens?

Remember when date night might have meant a stop at Victoria’s Secret for something sexy? That seems to be changing, when half the...

Losing Weight

Supermodel YOU : An interview with model and author Sarah DeAnna

In her new book Supermodel YOU , international supermodel Sarah DeAnna tells us how she maintains her gorgeous supermodel looks in...

Dieting & Nutrition

Orthorexia: Unhealthy consequences of eating too healthy

Orthorexia is a subclinical eating disorder characterized by an obsession of eating healthy. Even though you may think your...

Dieting & Nutrition

Orthorexia: Is your healthy eating unhealthy?

A healthy diet is widely encouraged to combat obesity, ward off chronic and even deadly diseases, delay the aging process and help...

Style and fashion how-tos

How to pick out the right lingerie for your body

Don’t despair when you shop for lingerie. Every body type can be flattered by the right cut. Try these tips for finding lingerie you...

Stress

How stress distorts your self-image and ways to break the vicious cycle

There are plenty of reasons why stress is not good for your physical health, but it's also not good for your mental health. When...

Diet & Fitness

Survey results: How social media affects your body image

How does social media affect our fitness, health and body image? We asked our readers, and some of the results may surprise you.

Parenting Tips & Advice

Raising girls: The "I'm fat" conversation

It was bound to come out of her mouth sooner or later — "I'm fat" — but I wasn't expecting it to happen when my daughter was just a...

Tweens, Teens & College

Self-portraits: Teens obsessed with the perfect profile pic

You can’t escape them — teenagers taking pictures of themselves to use for their profile picture on Facebook or Twitter. Are they...

Happiness & Friendship

Secrets to having a positive body image

Chances are you're the only person in the world who notices the three pounds you put on over the holidays, or the fact that your...

Wellness

Body image and the myth of perfection

It's unlikely we'll ever see a typical American woman on the cover of any woman's print or online magazine. It is the media's job to...

Celebrity Gossip

Lady Gaga: Waving her middle finger at physical flaws

Lady Gaga should be the artist who young people love but who annoys the rest of us. If anyone else wore a meat dress to an awards...

Losing Weight

New book The Hot Tub Diet aims to bust bad body image

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and felt bad about your body, you’re not alone. It’s not enough to be healthy -- if you’re not a...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Parenting Guru: When girls feel fat

Whitney Ladd Post battled an eating disorder in college and later as a professional rower until she found help. Today, she’s...

Child Development & Health

Young girls and healthy body image

As parents, it’s important we educate ourselves about the unhealthy messages the media sends to our daughters. Here's what we can do...

Aging

Eating disorders, weight concerns common in women over the age of 50

When you hear about eating disorders, many of us tend to think of teens or young women being affected. However, research tells us...

Tough Love

Be honest: Would you get cosmetic surgery?

In this installment of Tough Love, blogger Aunt Becky of Mommy Wants Vodka , offers her opinion to mothers considering plastic...

Child Development & Health

Is your son at risk for an eating disorder?

When you think of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, you likely have a visual image of a scary skinny body. A female...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Take a hard look at your eating habits

Yes, we get it. Your relationship with food is complex. It’s more that eating and enjoying nutritious food that gives you the energy...

Dieting & Nutrition

Feel better about your body this summer

It’s summertime and the living is easy. Or is it? For many of us, the thought of hitting the beach in a bikini or wearing skimpy...