Body Image Issues

• Fat Acceptance
• Media Pressures
• Pro-Anorexia

• Blogs@

• Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Eating 
• Health: Weight Issues 

• Adios Barbie  - Body image site for people of all ages, shapes, and sizes. Contains journals and feature articles.
• Anorexia Recovery Story: Goodbye Anorexia  - The writings of a recovering anorexic include a letter to anorexia as well as details about eating disorders and support groups.
• The Body Burden  - Features the authorship of Stacey Handler on body image. Handler os the granddaughter of the creator of the Barbie doll.
• Body Image  - Defines the concept of body image and explores its various aspects and issues.
• Body Image Health  - Resource for the prevention of body image, eating, fitness, and weight concerns before they start.
• Body Positive  - Tool for individuals who wish to boost their body image despite weight or shape issues.
• Council on Size and Weight Discrimination  - Contains news updates on diet studies, weight discrimination, and media images.
• Largely Positive  - Houses articles on self-esteem makeover for plus size women. Comes with myths and facts, products, and resources.
• Mirror Image  - Learn about the basics of male body image from this presentation by Alicia Potter.
• My Body Gallery  - Designed to help improve body confidence, this site allows women to upload full body photos of themselves (anonymously if they wish) and to compare body shape and size with others; intending to show that all sorts of size are "normal".
• Normal Breasts Photos  - Displays images of normal non-sexual breasts. With related articles on breast taboo, baby weaning, breastfeeding, and obsession.
• The Psychology of Ideal Body Image as an Oppressive Force in the Lives of Women  - Publication explores the negative side of body image concern among women.
• Short Persons Support  - Resource for short or petite persons to find image issues support. Also serves as an awareness page for the social and economic issues facing short people.
• Small Step  - Showcases tips and articles for kids and teens to get healthy.