Some of it has to do with how body image is defined. It’s true that boys are less likely to desire weight loss than girls and are more interested in building muscle than girls.

Your body image is how you see your body’s physical characteristics. It’s about attitude. Here’s how to make that attitude a healthy one.

The study team analyzed data from 2,731 participants ages 16 to 30 of the Canadian Study of Adolescent Health Behaviors, which aims to gather information on disordered eating, muscle-building behavior ...

Womenshealth.gov offers the following for building young girls’ body image: — Make sure the child understands that weight gain is a normal part of development, especially during puberty.

Woman takes care of her healthy body at the gym in this undated stock image. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images “Now I feel like we’ve added another variable that is difficult for most people to obtain ...

Ultimately, both approaches (body positivity and body neutrality) are about fostering a healthy body image, defined by the American Psychological Association (APA) as the mental picture one forms ...