Body functionality refers to everything that the body can do. Body functions broadly fall into six domains, including (1) physical capacities (e.g., stretching), (2) internal processes (e.g., ...

Social media usage among teens is more prevalent than ever before. In recent years, researchers have begun investigating how ...

Our perceptions of body image are shaped by what we see from as early as seven years old, according to new research by Durham University (UK). These body ideals continue to be influenced by visual ...

Interventions aimed at reducing obesity in children should avoid increasing body dissatisfaction, researchers said, after finding that body image concerns mediate the known association between ...

Pediatrician Whitney Casares' new "My One-Of-A-Kind Body" shows kids ways to reframe the way they view their own bodies and ...

MIAMI - Body image can be hard enough for young people and now many parents are concerned new editing apps and filters on social media may be making matters worse. A survey from The Harris Poll found ...

Fueled by diet culture, I spent decades dealing with disordered eating. I'm raising my children to be body positive but a comment from my daughter reminded me of my shame. It inspired me to write a ...

UC Davis researchers suggest children are not harmed, and are even helped, by playing princess or watching princesses in media. (Getty Images) Children have loved Disney princesses since Snow White ...