Eating disorders are multifaceted, frequently misdiagnosed diseases that impact millions of people globally, irrespective of age, gender, or cultural background. These disorders, which include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa, are characterized by abnormal eating ...

Social media has entered every aspect of our lives in the current digital era, impacting our ability to interact, communicate, and understand the world around us. These platforms have a great deal to offer in terms of networking and self-expression, but they also have a big impact on our mental ...

Are your friends talking about going to the gym or getting on a diet to get their “summer bodies” ready? They probably mean this innocently, but the stereotypically thin, tanned, and model-like figures aren’t realistic for the vast majority of people, including most frequent gym-goers. However, ...

Why do you exercise? Some of the most common answers are “I want to get healthier”, “I want move more outside of my sedentary job”, but most would say: “I do it because I want to lose weight.” Now, while that is a perfectly valid reason, it is an inherently wrong motivation for exercise. Training ...

Scales were first invented to define the worth of something, as goods were sold in exchange for money based on the weight of the item and so we determined the value of the product. Many women and men have an attachment to their scales, whether they weigh every week, every day or several times a ...

In this day and age the diet and fitness industry as well as social media, have a lot to answer for in terms of making women in particular (but also a growing number of men) feel negative about our bodies. Many claim a one size fits all approach and if you would just work hard enough in the gym and ...

Over the years there have been many fad diets surfacing in the beauty, health, and fitness industry; these fad diets seek to target anyone in search of the next quick fix for weight loss and with so much media coverage they can be hard to escape!  Health Survey for England (HSE) results for 2014 ...