Body Image

Body Image

Updated: November 28, 2011

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

Check out our guide to learn more about your body image: See how you view yourself, get diet and exercise tips, learn to recognize an eating disorder, and get in shape the drug-free way.
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Quiz: What's Your Body Image?

Find out if you have a skewed view of yourself.

 
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Warning Signs

Learn the 10 things to be aware of when determing eating disorders.

 
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Video: Athletes & Eating Disorders

Being healthy is about more than exercise.

 
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Video: Interview with Tyra Banks

Jessica Kumari chats with talk show host and retired supermodel Tyra Banks about body image issues among women.

 
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Video: Body Image: Part One

Ever since Adam and Eve put on fig leaves, people have been concerned about their appearance.

 
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Video: Body Image: Part Two

Slim bodies may be the fashion today, but it hasn't always been that way. Once upon a time, if you were large you were in charge.

 
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Video: Body Image: Part Three

Trendsetters like movie stars and models have convinced us that thin is in. But we don't have to let the media tell us what to do.

 
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Video: Body Image: Part Four

Never Too Thin: A lot of people think eating fat means getting fat, but it's just not true. Sensible diets do exist, you just have to find one that fits.

 
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Video: Body Image: Part Five

The Hunger Within: Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are confusing, addictive and sometimes fatal. They are not worth the risk.

 
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Video: Body Image: Part Six

Self Acceptance: Some models are making it OK to look like a normal person: full-figured and healthy. Self-respect comes from within.

 
 

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