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Do you constantly talk about how bad you feel about your body? Then you may be a fat talker... New research is coming out that when put in a group with other women, women will almost always revert to talking negatively about their own body image. This is being called fat talking. In turn, fat talking leaves women, who actually feel positively about their bodies, silent or they will engage in fat Read more
Happy Birthday to our fave funny lady! Tina Fey turns 42 today. We've been fans of the actress, writer, and comedienne since her early days on Saturday Night Live. Like many of us, Tina's weight has fluctuated over the course of her career, and to mark her birthday, we're sharing some of her funny quotes from juice cleanses to body image. Before making the leap from writers room to on-camera Read more
Airbrushing and advertising have become synonymous. While Photoshop renders perfect, slender, and flawless-faced images that may sell products or magazine covers, some worry that heavily altered depictions can negatively impact women. The good news is celebrities, companies, and several countries are taking a stand against excessive and unrealistic airbrushing. This week, Israel passed Read more
"Did I ever think I had enough booty to advertise a push-up bra? No," androgynous male model Andrej Pejic tweeted earlier today. The Australian gender bender recently signed a lingerie ad contract with Dutch retailer Hema and shot these ads for the chain's push-up bra. Ignoring possible enhancements via photoshop or bra stuffing, the ad's approach has some logic to it. If the push-up bra can Read more
Alcohol can lead to liver problems and cigarettes can cause lung cancer, so it's obvious why these products have warning labels. What about Photoshopped images of celebrities and models? Should these come with warning labels, too? Research shows that images portraying "perfect bodies" can have negative effects on body image, leading to anxiety and eating disorders, especially in young women. Read more
A new study finds that women over 40 are rarely used in editorial and advertising images, even in magazine like Vogue with one-fifth of its readership being women over 50. While this in and of itself may not seem like a big deal, the question is what's the trickle-down effect? It's easy to focus on how superskinny models negatively influence young women's body images, but stats show that older Read more
How to score a girl, according to the movies — The Frisky The six worst sex positions — College Candy Women use exclamation marks more often than men! — The Hairpin Signs you're ready for a relationship — YourTango Is Larry David a feminist hero? — Jezebel Why is negative body image so pervasive among women? — Huffington Post Equal rights leads to more sex — Nerve 12 ways to say Read more
I am loving that so many of you are taking part in our Get Fit For 2010 community challenge! Your stories are more than inspirational and I love that you're participating in the challenges. When we're trying to lose weight or strengthen our bodies, it's easy to zero in on our problem areas. Heck, I do it myself — the other night at the gym I got a little down on myself for not having stronger Read more
Parents model behavior for their children, whether consciously or not. A recent survey conducted by British teen mag Sugar (no relation to the PopSugar Network) found that a dieting mother can have unfortunate consequences for daughters. Out of the 512 girls surveyed, ages 12 to 18, six percent had an eating disorder; that number rose to one in 10 among girls with mothers who dieted. Girls learn Read more
