Being bombarded with messages and images focusing on appearance and status is not new to this generation of young people. Indeed, decades of research demonstrate that exposure to narrow beauty ...

Total social media time does not significantly affect adolescents' weight concerns or dieting frequency, according to the study's findings. Exploratory analyses suggest potential associations between ...

National Eating Disorder week spans from Feb. 24 to March 2, and Riverside County doctors want to make sure the community knows how dangerous and serious these conditions can be, especially with the ...

A recent study found one in four teens in British Columbia reported disordered eating or significant anxiety about eating and ...

Men and adolescent boys are increasingly at risk of resorting to the dangerous use of anabolic steroids in a bid to achieve the desired muscular build modeled on social media, warn body image experts.

In January, I tapped on the “explore” page of my Instagram account and was greeted with a flood of food-related posts. Fruit had too much sugar to be healthy. You should switch out buns for lettuce on ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A report from the American Psychological Association found teens are spending almost 5 hours a day on social media. Of those who spend the most time online, 41 percent rate their ...

Amanda Bynes is celebrating a big win. On Tuesday, the former Nickelodeon star took to social media to post a rare paparazzi ...

From right to left: Brittany Matus, Daniela Marquez, Jason Nouanounou, Aubryn Ordyna, Jackie Nunez, and Kebo Nguimbi. Nunez and Nguimbi moderated the forum, asking the questions that the four students ...

You've been checking your phone every five minutes. The last message you sent sits there, unread or worse, read and ignored.Your mind races through every moment of your last date, replaying ...