Ruminating over body image and negative beliefs about one's size may be the mark of a growing unhealthy obsession, influencing the development of an eating disorder.

Oct 24, 2009 - Jeannie Delahunt

Building a healthy body image means you'll be confidence in your appearance, no matter what your size and shape. Here's 5 ways to build a healthy body image.

Mar 22, 2007 - Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Having a negative body image can cause self depression, self anxiety and body dysmorphic disorder.

Aug 21, 2010 - Kay Westgate

Your weight, height, bone structure and muscle tone are largely determined by your genes and healthy bodies come in many different shapes and sizes.

Jul 17, 2009 - Noreen Kassem

In today's world, building and maintaining a healthy body image can be extremely difficult. Here are some tips as to why this is the case, and how to resist it.

Feb 11, 2009 - Jared Plotkin

Gay men and lesbian women have a unique struggle with their body image and rates of eating disorders are on the rise in the GLBT community.

Jun 19, 2007 - Lori Henry

More and more studies are showing that prolonged visual models/pictures of what the ideal female or male body should look like impacts eating habits.

Sep 2, 2008 - Jeannie Delahunt

Eating disorders have become so common with famous dancers and models that they have become glamorized for many. People are starving to death to be thin.

Mar 24, 2008 - Sandra Williams

Negative body images are perpetually presented in today's media.

Nov 23, 2008 - Erin Konrad

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" may be a trite cliché but when it comes to body image, there a good measure of truth to be found in it.

Feb 23, 2010 - Larry Darter

The media often has one message for girls: You are not good enough as you are. A confident body image can help fend off this assault on the self-worth of females.

May 5, 2009 - Janelle Ray

Fear of intimacy is often exacerbated or made worse by a negative body image. Here's how to improve your body image and strengthen your relationships.

Sep 13, 2007 - Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Many women feel the blues as summer approaches because they feel their body is again not where they want it to be.

May 30, 2009 - Lavinia Rodriguez

Leslie Goldman's book, Locker Room Diaries, explores body image in the gym locker room. Behind that treadmill work out, watch out for women's crazy stories!

Oct 23, 2006 - Lori Henry

While celebrities feel pressure to slim down to size zero in an ever shrinking media world what effects snowball onto the public as viewers of the industry?

Mar 16, 2011 - Helen Reakes

Here are some activities that will help you appreciate your figure, just by concentrating on what you already have.

Feb 12, 2008 - Maria Zain

A new study suggests that those who exercise regularly have a better body image than those who do not, even if they don't have a high fitness level.

Nov 3, 2009 - Karen Sheviak

In recent years there have been six studies investigating the relationship between cosmetic breast augmentation and suicide. What's the connection?

Oct 20, 2007 - Tami Port