Figure and Shape
The Shocking Video Proof: Before and After Photos Are Fake
They say a picture is worth a thousand words... well, when it comes to weight loss, nothing strikes home more than a few remarkable "before" and "after" shots. It's the best way for promoters of weight loss pills and...
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Why Muscular Men Don't Appeal To Women
How many guys out there obsess about six-pack abs? Come on you know who you are. You read the magazines, spend hours online and far too much money on supplements. You spedt so much time at the gym you...
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How a Model Made Peace With Her Body
Originally published in Marie Claire, this is an account of the modeling industry and its culture through the eyes of a former model. Here are some highlights of her musings, which are sardonic and whimsical, yet describe a poignant...
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How to Deal With Cankles
The Urban Dictionary defines the slang word 'cankle' as: "The absence of a defined ankle on a person - whereby the calf of the leg merges directly into the foot. The calf appears to replace the ankle - hence...
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Trainer Gets Fat to Inspire Fat Clients
Blush PhotographyGeez, some people will go a long way for their craft. A 32-year old personal trainer and underwear model from Australia is purposely gaining weight to empathize with his overweight clientele. And Paul "PJ" James is not screwing around....
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More Male Athletes Getting Body Image Disorders
Flickr: mrflipYou got to wonder. When Lou Ferrigno was doing the Hulk, did he ever say to himself, "I'm green enough, but I'm just not buff enough!" I doubt it. But according to a new report, body image problems and...
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Try it Now: What Would You Look Like After Losing Weight?
Imagine what you would look like if you lost 20 pounds? Please wait while the image below loads. Once it's loaded you can click anywhere on the image to choose how much weight to lose. To upload your own...
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Men: Do You Really Want Big Muscles?
There is a common thread in many male transformation stories. A guy starts off overweight - he eats poorly and is sedentary. Then he discovers how to eat right, how to lift weights, and before you know it - new...
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Celebrating Women With Curves: A Historical Perspective
If you're sick of seeing size 0 models plastered on magazines, or hearing "thin" used as a synonym for "pretty", take heart! It's only in relatively recent times that the cult of skinny has taken hold - for centuries, women...
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Fat Men in Speedos: Why on Earth?
Poster boy for positive self-image - or are speedos a fashion crime? What are the unwritten rules about fashion and body shape?...
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The Mirdle: A Girdle For Men
Finally men... forget about concentrating on diet and exercise -- just get some new underwear. Some call it shapewear, bodywear, support boxers, or compression shorts - but really we're talking about a girdle....
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Are You Chubby or Stout?
Nowadays we have a polite name for clothes sizing: Plus-size. Back in the 1950s Lane Bryant had different words for larger sizes....
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Middle Aged Women: Thin at All Cost
When people think of an eating disorder - they usually think of an extremely underweight woman in her late teens or early twenties. However, new research out of Australia shows a dramatic increase in disordered eating among those in their...
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Clothes Sizing for Normal Women
Health authorities in Spain are recommending a major overhaul of clothes sizing. They will use the results of a fascinating study that laser-mapped over 10,000 women aged 12-70. The research identified three main body types: cylinder (similar measurements for bust,...
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What If Art Imitated Life?
Once upon a time, art imitated life. Then, life imitated art. Now it seems that life draws its very reason for existence from image-based media. Florence studios have a series of figurines that allude to famous art icons. What's different...
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Is This Woman Plus Size?
Imagine being criticized as being too fat, despite winning a supermodel show. Jen Hunter (5' 11", 154 lbs) won the "Make Me a Supermodel" show - despite being criticized for being too fat. Many people applauded her win. Last year...
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Women: Ancient Tips for a Perfect Figure
Very few of us women seem to feel completely happy with our bodies. Despite all the helpful pep talks we get about how "every woman is beautiful in her own way," we know, deep down, that it isn't really...
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Corsets: Because Every Woman Has a Figure Problem
The quotes from these vintage ads (from the 1940s) proclaim: "Every woman has a figure problem!" These old-fashioned ads (from Corsietere) show great similarities to today's marketing mix. This advertising brainwashing (complete with ludicrous before and after images) assured women...
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Are Muscular Men More Attractive?
Muscles. Hot or not? UCLA professor David Frederick and colleagues have asked: Why is Muscularity Sexy? Conclusion: [...] these studies suggest that men's physical features are related not only to women's expressed preferences for mates but also to men's and...
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Does Being Thin = Healthy?
We often assume that thin people are automatically healthier than overweight people, but a recent AP article questions this notion. Research involving the MRI scans of over 800 people has shown that many people who appear "thin" are actually...
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