Body image
The Debate: Should body image lessons be introduced in schools?
In response to the Reflections on Body Image report, MPs have recommended that school children take part in compulsory body image and self-esteem lessons.
With girls as young as five now worrying about their appearance and cosmetic surgery rates increasing by nearly 20% since 2008, there are fears that young people have worrying and unrealistic perceptions [...]
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 7 June 2012 at 3:00 am
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By Steve Anderson | Notebook | Friday, 1 June 2012 at 5:22 pm
Not just the Mail or males: We need to look beyond the usual suspects when asking why so many women have such terrible body image
Women think they’re complimenting other women by commenting on how thin they look: this, in my eyes, denotes that thin is best.
By Grace Jacobson | Health, Notebook | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 12:37 pm
Q: How do you spot an Eating Disorder?
A: Trick question.
B-eat, the UK’s leading Eating Disorder charity has revealed recent research has shown that 72% of those asked to name an Eating Disorder said Anorexia, over half thought that they would be able to spot someone with an Eating Disorder and that was down to the popular, though false belief that such a [...]
By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Monday, 21 February 2011 at 9:54 pm
“I don’t want a fat child… Anorexia would be preferable”
“I don’t want a fat child. Getting an eating disorder like Anorexia would be preferable.” The words of an obese mother in a trashy magazine this week. Much as I try, I cannot help but scan the fronts of weeklies and being me, I couldn’t ignore this one.
By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Wednesday, 20 October 2010 at 9:29 pm
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