Social media can be both good and bad for your body image. What really matters is how you use it. This requires you to use social media intentionally and strategically. Social media can influence your ...

While social media drives body image worries in young women, its direct effect on diet quality and eating behaviors may not be as strong, hinting at deeper psychological and cultural influences. Study ...

Being bombarded with messages and images focusing on appearance and status is not new to this generation of young people. Indeed, decades of research demonstrate that exposure to narrow beauty ...

There's a large and growing body of evidence pointing to potentially negative impacts of social media on mental health, from its addictive nature to disruptions in sleep patterns to effects on body ...

The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting unrealistic body images and extreme weight loss. The company had seen an ...

In an experiment with 129 women, researchers discovered that foodie Instagram content lifted mood while clean eating posts failed to do so and hinted at subtle risks for body satisfaction. Study: Food ...

BOSTON - Taking a break from social media could have a huge impact on a woman's body image. Researchers at York University recruited 66 female college students and had half of them continue their ...

Ever since social media burst on the scene in the early 2000s, parents and health experts have worried about the potential impact on kids, particularly those in their early teens. Now researchers are ...

Men who report a key social media behavior may be more obsessed with their bodies and muscle makeup. Getty Images They say comparison is the thief of joy — but comparing one’s body to the “perfect” ...

While there are some universal features of attractiveness, standards of beauty vary by culture, and even by time period within the same culture. If you watch movies and TV shows from the 1950s and ...