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This infoographic can be found on the London site of Endangered Bodies. The UK team is dedicated to giving voice to groups and individuals challenging our devastating acceptance of body hatred as normal. We collect evidence, raise awareness and speak out to challenge government policy and complacency. Our current campaign targets the diet industry’s damaging … Continue reading
NetGirls project findings presented at the 5th Appearance Matters international conference Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 July, 2012, Wills Building, Bristol UK. Adolescent girls, who spend long periods each day on the internet, engaging and communicating on social media, are more likely to suffer low self-esteem and negative body image, according to new research to … Continue reading
Extract The desire to diet has no age minimum, a new study shows. Approximately 80 percent of all 10-year-old girls have dieted at least once in their lives, according to recent data released by the Keep It Real campaign. The campaign, which aims to improve body-image issues in young adults , drew the staggering statistic … Continue reading
Extract There are certain points on the calendar when even those Brits who profess disinterest in all things sporting find their attention captured and pulses quickened by events on the field of play. They may have succeeded in blocking out England’s failure at Euro 2012. Some curmudgeons might also have made advance plans to avoid … Continue reading
While in many ways it’s never been a better time to be a girl in the Western world, that terrain appears deceptively solid. Young girls may be pushing boundaries scholastically, but their self-esteem is collectively in the gutter. Strong test scores and an out pour of undergraduate and graduate female students have in no way … Continue reading
Extract NOW and again it is important to remind ourselves it is not the business of government to protect people from themselves. It is true many of us have adopted bad habits and often make choices that are not in our interest and that certainly contradict expert advice. Nevertheless, a democratic society allows people to … Continue reading
Appearance, readers are told, is everything, relationships are looks-dependent, and marriage a certificate of achievement Seaweed. Marmite. No, egg whites. Or maybe grilled chicken. Actually, hang on, try a handful of unsalted nuts. No bread though. Bread is poison. The craving ravings of pregnancy? The menu requirements of a capricious Islington four-year-old? No, it’s the … Continue reading
Bristol, UK, 3-4 July 2012 5th Appearance Matters international Conference on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 July 2012, Wills Building, Queens Road, Bristol, UK The renowned Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) will make a vital contribution to addressing some of the public health concerns identified … Continue reading
Extract Late last night I discovered the following on BuzzFeed: “Women Over 50 Plagued By Eating Disorders, Body-Image Issues.”The hell you say! Reports BuzzFeed: Today’s dieting young women plagued with body-image concerns aren’t necessarily likely to grow out of them when they get a little older, have kids, retire — just you know, age — … Continue reading
Extract At the age of 11, Amanda Webster’s bright, inquiring son Riche complained of feeling depressed and, over the following weeks, developed a preoccupation with his weight and daily calorie intake. Frighteningly quickly, he spiralled into a full-blown and ultimately life-threatening eating disorder. As Riche became daily more tortured and emaciated, Amanda, her husband, Kevin, … Continue reading
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