Artificial intelligence has its own idea of what the perfect human body should look like. A new study by The Bulimia Project, a Brooklyn, New York-based website that publishes content and research ...

You only have to step out of your front door to see how much the female figure is under the spotlight. Films, adverts, music videos, magazine shoots and fashion shows all project a certain ideal, and ...

In the 1600s, William Shakespeare wrote, “Beauty is judged by the eyes,” highlighting the subjective nature of the concept. But in a globalized world, does this perception vary from country to country ...

Aphrodite, as depicted by ancient Greeks, did not have the body of a modern day supermodel. Throughout most of history, the “ideal” female body has been depicted as curvier and plumper than most of ...

Positive body image refers to an overarching love and respect for one’s own body, regardless of whether it meets societal standards for how a body “should” look or function. Among other scientific ...

Content warning: This article includes mentions of disordered eating and sexual assault. My TikTok algorithm knew that I was hungry. It was November, and I was abroad in Madrid. After a bad bout of ...