Some learners, however, experience challenges with their eating habits due to negative body image or disordered thinking about food, which can be detrimental to their physical and mental health.

Body image is how we see and perceive ourselves and how we believe others see an perceive us. It ties directly into our self-esteem and can be particularly tricky in adolescence and young adulthood.

Body appreciation differs between Middle-Eastern and Western societies, a new international study reveals, highlighting how ...

Even very neutral images can adjust their ideas about what is heavy or thin if they see enough of the same kind of body.” The Mental Health Foundation says that unrealistic body image can foster ...

Unrealistic body images can foster negative self-assessment, causing people to strive for “perfection,” the Mental Health Foundation says. This can lead to eating and mood disorders.