Cary Carr explores body image issues in a new column.
Carr: Self-deprecation leads to body image issues
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McArdle: An initiative should be taken to promote positive body image
McArdle argues that Temple should take additional initiatives to combat negative body image.
Better body image eases quitting for smokers
A recent study found women have an easier time qutting cigarettes with an improved perception of body.
The Independence Blue Cross Fitness Center was buzzing with students getting their workout on last Thursday afternoon.…
Cary Carr: Less extreme disorders often undiagnosed
Columnist Cary Carr talks about how she dealth with an eating disorder.
When most people think of eating disorders, they think of extreme cases of bulimia and anorexia as featured on TV documentaries or in the pages of celebrity tabloids.…
Alexandra Olivier: Leaner bodies for fatter pockets
A recent study that found leaner women earn more money is discouraging.
Ladies striving for leaner bodies could possibly lead to fatter wallets, according to a study published in the fall issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology.…
Community Voice: The dangers of going to body extremes
Terry Simmons said she thought it was depressing Claudia Audsei, a 20-year-old college student from England and aspiring R&B artist, died in Philadelphia after a botched butt implant surgery on Tuesday, Feb.…
Combating society’s obsessions with body image, bigotry
Whether based on hatred or ignorance, if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it at all.
Society has grown accustomed to seeing and enjoying glamorous, supermodel and celebrity eye candies fill the pages of magazines and star in widely popular movies and television shows.…
Rejecting notions of body perfection to avoid harm
Body image issues and eating disorders affect everyone, so those who are concerned should help change society’s mentality.
It may not happen as often for some as it does for others, but body image issues and eating disorders are unfortunate realities.…
Mind your own beeswax, not who’s fat
Hollywood commentators choose to dissect stars’ weights instead of their work, revealing a startling problem: No one minds his or her own business.
Battling the exterior beauty within
More students than may be expected struggle with body image issues and eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa, on a day-to-day basis.