While there are some universal features of attractiveness, standards of beauty vary by culture, and even by time period within the same culture. If you watch movies and TV shows from the 1950s and ...

Exposure to body positive imagery on social media increase body satisfaction and reduces weight concerns in both men and women, a new study from the University of Surrey reports. During this unique ...

Exposure to body positive imagery on social media increase body satisfaction and reduces weight concerns in both men and women, a new study reports. Exposure to body positive imagery on social media ...

Artificial intelligence has its own idea of what the perfect human body should look like. A new study by The Bulimia Project, a Brooklyn, New York-based website that publishes content and research ...

We hear a lot about how porn impacts women, including the fact that it can create body-image issues for them. What we don’t hear about is how the self-image of men can be similarly affected. And why ...

In movies, on billboards, and across social media, the ideal male body is often presented as a sort of marble statue. Massive shoulders, razor-sharp abs, and barely a trace of fat. It’s a look ...

On any given day, Matt Potts opens up Grindr to a menu of bodies spread on a gridded map around him. Torsos, headshots, and ass pics — many looking for a hot hookup. If Potts is in the mood, he’ll ...

It’s a great day for those with a ‘dad bod,’ because according to a new study, it’s the body type women find most attractive. Forget chiseled abs and ultra-lean physiques, researchers have found that ...

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Before film was invented, early portrait photographers first discovered the titillating pleasure of exposing images of nudes on silver copper plates. Since then, the male gaze has largely shaped how ...

Doctors explain the 'muscle dysmorphia' in men, which compel them to follow tough diets Unlike general body dissatisfaction, which might involve occasional frustration with appearance, muscle ...