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Skinfold tests were once a staple of AFL fitness assessments, but are now banned for junior athletes. Is this a sign footballers have ‘gone soft’, or is there good reason for it?
A recent study showed encouraging people with obesity to interact with others more can keep them alive for longer.
Parents and other supportive adults can learn to recognize young people’s symptoms of disordered eating, which is a spectrum of unhealthy eating patterns and behaviour.
Adopting healthy behaviors and thought patterns around food and nutrition takes time and intentional effort. But it will lead to more lasting change and positive outcomes than quick-fix dieting will.
A clinical psychologist who treats young people with eating disorders gives her verdict on changes to the Australian curriculum designed to prevent these mental health conditions developing.
Greater body appreciation is also closely tied to other aspects of wellbeing, such as fewer symptoms of depression.
Many people with eating disorders die from suicide. Improving perception of internal body states, or interoception, can help everyone better care for their own bodies.
From ‘starvemaxxing’ and ‘edgemaxxing’ to ‘whitemaxxing’ – young men and boys are being bombarded with a plethora of problematic content online.
Around 28% of men struggle with their body image.
If you’re thinking of a breast augmentation, liposuction, or a face lift, this latest move is designed to provide extra protection. Here’s what you need to know ahead of surgery.
The way some of the women felt about their bodies affected their breastfeeding choices.
Ads for targeted fat loss, especially
for belly fat, are everywhere on social media. But is there any evidence to support this type of ‘spot reduction’?
Pup play communities can help tackle problematic ideas about masculinity and provide space for personal development and self-expression.
Many people have cosmetic procedures to improve how they feel about themselves – but the evidence is mixed on whether they actually do.
Imagine what female athletes could achieve if they were free from body pressure.
Although under represented in research, about one third of people with an eating disorder are male. Netflix show Heartstopper explores this in season two.
Research shows that social media, with it endless promotion of unrealistic standards of beauty, has had a negative impact on millions of young people.
Nearly 70% of the women we spoke to who were planning their weddings intended to lose weight in preparation for their wedding day.
The damaging effect of social media filters is rarely taught in schools.
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Research fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University
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Associate Professor in Health and Physical Education, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow & Senior Clinical Psychologist, Monash University
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Lecturer in Health Psychology, Staffordshire University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, University of South Wales
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Director, Master of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Assistant Professor, Applied Human Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University
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PhD candidate, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
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Professor in Psychology, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
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Lecturer, University of Leicester
