Weight loss injections like Wegovy and Ozempic have yielded fast results for many patients. But one unexpected side effect is a distorted body image, patients told Insider. It takes time to accept the ...

Body dysmorphia plays a key role in anorexia and other eating disorders. People may be afraid of gaining weight and believe that their body is larger than it actually is. Body dysmorphia is a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are strongly right-handed might be more vulnerable to distorted body image and eating disorders than those who are more adept at using both hands, a new study ...

Often termed “bigorexia” in medical circles, muscle dysmorphia manifests as an overwhelming preoccupation with perceived inadequacies in muscularity. This condition drives affected individuals into ...

Most of the time, our brains are very good at blending together input from all our senses into a seamless, unified conscious experience of “my body.” When this process of integrating different sensory ...

I first encountered the insanity of a distorted body image about 10 years ago, a few months after my final college football-playing days. I was in the weight room doing what young athletic boys with ...

Body image is complicated, and there seems to be a whole lexicon of terms to use when we talk about how we see and feel about our bodies. This alphabetical guide can help. Body image is a key ...

Body dysmorphic disorder (body dysmorphia) results from internal and external experiences. Rapid or significant weight loss may, in some cases, lead to body dysmorphia. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) ...

Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...

“The first thing I want you to know” Jeremy said, “is that I hate my body.” As I strained to hear these words, spoken by a frail 16-year-old boy, I was struck by the intensity in his voice, in spite ...