Women and Body Image

Dramatic Rise In Men Diagnosed With Eating Disorders

PA | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders in the last decade, research suggests. The number of men who ar...

I'm Fat, and Still Get Laid

Laura Jane Williams | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Laura Jane Williams

As a woman who has conducted a very scientific research project into the inner psyche of sexually active blokes (i.e. has shagged around a bit) I say, with the sort of confidence normally reserved for Adele when she's telling Karl Lagerfeld to do one, that no man has ever seen me in a thong and then changed his mind about putting his willy inside of me. Never.

TOWIE Stars Blamed For Trivialising Cosmetic Surgery

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

The "booming" cosmetic surgery industry has become an "everyday product" because of programmes such as The Only Way Is Essex, health officials said. ...

Five Clichéd Life Lessons I Learned Yesterday at All-You-Can-Eat Brunch

Laura Jane Williams | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Laura Jane Williams

Food gives me the kind of life-affirming pleasure nothing else can. Case in point: breakfast. Herein, then, lie five clichéd life lessons as learned at the ultimate greedy gastronomic hedonist's feast known as All-You-Can-Eat Brunch.

One In Fourteen Women Have An Eating Disorder During Pregnancy

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

One in 14 women have an eating disorder in the first three months of their pregnancy, according to research published on Monday. A survey of more t...

Achieving Milestones in the Body Image Battle

Mayowa Anthea Adebiyi | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Mayowa Anthea Adebiyi

According to a parliamentary report published last year, girls as young as five routinely worry about their weight and appearance while more than 50% of the entire UK population is struggling with mental and physical problems as a result of negative body image.

Top 10 Female Body Parts Men Love

Craig Crossland | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Craig Crossland

Okay guys, are you ready for the top 10 body parts that you like about woman? Of course you are! The following list isn't our interpretation of what we think other men may like; but in fact, the post was compiled using an online poll where over 500 of you voted.

The Media, Self Esteem and Eating Disorders

Annemarie Louw | Posted 06.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Annemarie Louw

An Eating Disorder is similar to an abusive partner and likes nothing better than to tell you that you are not good enough. It gathers evidence in many ways including media images which promote impossible thinness.

Body-Hair Backlash: Why Women Need to Pick Their Battles Wisely

Tamsin Crimmens | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Tamsin Crimmens

Is a debate about the rights and wrongs of hair-removal in danger of alienating a new generation of women who don't relate to the old bra-burning feminist stereotypes?

Hair Today, Not Gone Tomorrow

B.J. Epstein | Posted 15.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle
B.J. Epstein

How is it acceptable in any way to tell your girlfriend that you'll leave her unless she is completely bare down there? What does it say about your feelings for her? What does it say about you as a person, if hair is such a big concern?

We're Getting Older But Not Wiser...

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

According to a growing body of research, elderly people in Britain are in the grip of a negative body image epidemic, Huffpost Lifestyle reports. C...

Wait 'Till the Fat Lady Sings

Anne Loyd | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Anne Loyd

"Just when you think things couldn't get any worse", says Simon Cowell on the déjà vu episode of Britain's Got Talent. Over weight, underdressed and unconventional, it must be Susan Boyle. Oh no it's not, its three years later and its Jonathan Antoine.

Body Image and the UN

Caryn Franklin | Posted 02.05.2012 | UK Style
Caryn Franklin

Appearance pressures are no longer a lightweight topic. I know this because Gov. Minister Lynne Featherstone has just attended the first UN Summit abo...

'Just for the Sexism of It!' Which Diet Coke Dolly-Bird Are You?

Adele Wilde-Blavatsky | Posted 01.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Adele Wilde-Blavatsky

In 1998, the Diet Coke ad slogan was 'You are What You Drink'. If true, then judging by the latest Diet Coke ads women who drink it have a child-like mentality and like playing with dolls wearing heavy make-up, being glam and dieting.

On Boobs And Bikinis

Phebe Hunnicutt | Posted 03.09.2011 | UK Style
Phebe Hunnicutt

"It's really hard to find a bathing suit if you have breasts," Christina Hendricks says in her interview with Lucky magazine this month. "You either get smooshed down or there's no support." It was all I could do to stop myself shouting "Preach on sister!" in the middle of the office.