Men’s body image concerns are often overlooked in public conversations, even though many men think about their appearance regularly and feel dissatisfied with their bodies at times. These experiences ...
Body modifiers like Ozempic and other weight loss drugs have gotten attention for how skinny they can make you. But what if you're a boy who wants to get BIGGER? For young men, there's another drug ...
The gym is constantly on Dashiell Frederickson's mind. The 16-year-old works out religiously every day, sometimes for up to three hours a day. "The gym is all I can think about during the day," ...
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Why is "looksmaxxing" this obsession with physical appearance among young men a cause for concern?
Optimizing one's appearance, taking care of one's body, feeling good in one's own skin: nothing new under the sun. However, a trend originating on social media is taking this logic much further.
What does it look like to have an “athletic body?” What does artificial intelligence think it looks like to have one? A recent study we conducted at the University of Toronto analyzed ...
Shani lost 101 pounds with gastric sleeve surgery. Michele lost 50 pounds with the GLP-1 drug Mounjaro. Both are happy with their weight loss, but both also went through some emotional ups and downs ...
A new study looked at how body-related emotions and recalling embarrassing or proud memories of participants’ bodies would affect task performance. Participants who recalled embarrassing stories ...
From celebrities across the globe to social media influencers, whenever someone shows a drastic weight loss transformation these days, the first thought that often crosses people's minds is, "They ...
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