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As celebrity shrinking dominates the red carpet, the Met’s Costume Art exhibition bucks the trend with body shapes that signal acceptance and inclusion.
Saying ‘yes, I’m queer’ or ‘yes, I’m fat’ isn’t just resistance, it can be the start of a political identity.
Travelling isn’t always comfortable for plus-size people, but you shouldn’t deny yourself the joy of exploration because of that.
Snark subreddits act as a regulatory guardrail in an industry that has gone largely unchecked.
Greater body appreciation is also closely tied to other aspects of wellbeing, such as fewer symptoms of depression.
Since her rise to stardom, Lizzo has faced constant negative criticism about her body. She has responded by saying ‘I’m a body icon, and I’m embracing that more and more every day’.
Kris Kneen’s ‘exquisite’ memoir about living in a fat body is deeply intimate. It somehow feels even more intimate than their books about sex and desire.
‘Body neutrality’ has sometimes been called the ‘middle ground’ between loving or hating your body.
Critics of body positivity say the movement is not as accepting of all bodies as it claims.
New information Instagram makes teens feel worse about their bodies is an opportunity for parents to start a conversation with their children about their online lives, and encourage positive habits.
After over a year of stress eating and seeing each other only through screens, anxiety over changes in physical appearance can make socializing again a daunting prospect.
Negative attitudes about people with larger body sizes or higher weight are consistent across Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US.
Online workouts can give women support and inspiration. Now they’ve discovered the benefits, women might be less inclined to return to the gym once restrictions are lifted.
On your daily walk take in real people. It might make you kinder to your own body during the Coronavirus lockdown
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and Deputy Director, UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, University of Connecticut
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Professor, Head of Body Image, Eating and Weight Disorders Research, Adelaide University
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