Positive body image captures an overall respect and appreciation for one’s body, regardless of whether it meets societal standards for how a body “should” look and function. In recent years, more ...

While eating disorders have been widely publicized for decades, far less attention has been given to a related condition called body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD. Body dysmorphic disorder is often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those with body dysmorphic disorder often check themselves – and their perceived defects. Stevica Mrdja/EyeEm via Getty Images ...

For those who believe body-image issues only plague women, a new study conducted at the University of Sydney may help not only dispel that notion, but raise a few alarms for your male gym buddies. In ...

Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Psychologist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. He maintains a private psychotherapy ...

Body image struggles in boys and men are often overlooked. Muscle dysmorphia affects roughly 2.8% of boys and men in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health, Center for ...

Anorexia isn't solely a disease that strikes women and girls, Canadian experts say, so they want to raise awareness that the illness can also be serious for boys and men. "Early identification and ...

Season two of the series Heartstopper on Netflix brings out an issue that is often hidden – male eating disorders. Centred on two teenage boys in love, the show helps bust the common perception that ...

Why are eating disorders often misunderstood? Many struggle, few are diagnosed: The reality of eating disorders ...

Some gay men are disproportionately affected by feeling unattractive and struggling with eating disorders, which takes its toll on mental and physical health. Although research shows that only a small ...

When we think of body image issues, many might think of women struggling to conform to impossible ideals of beauty and thinness. Much less often do people think or talk about how and why men could ...