A TikTok study found body-positive clips boosted women's mood but increased appearance focus nearly as much as thinspiration.

Social media is typically viewed with concern among parents as a pernicious influence on youth development. Teens see things a bit differently. A recent report from Common Sense Media indicates that ...

Exposure to body-positive imagery and humorous content parodying negative body stereotypes on social media inspires women to take action against unrealistic beauty standards, according to a new study ...

Viewing "thinspiration" content on TikTok increases self-objectification and worsens mood, while viewing body-positive ...

Social media has been criticized for presenting a distorted reality when it comes to beauty (and many other things). Namely, celebrities, models, actors, and other “influencers” on social media often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dietitian Abbey Sharp speaks to Yahoo about the body positivity movement. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Michael ...

In our social media-driven culture, appearance sells. Influencers push products and lifestyles, all working toward gaining a following and building a brand. Since around the mid-2010s, the so-called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lizzo recently discussed her views on "body positivity" — a movement she has long championed — and what she now perceives it to ...

If you’ve been scrolling lately, you may have noticed the shift in how we talk about bodies. Once again, thinness is being elevated as the gold standard of health, and in that shift, body positivity ...