Your body image is how you perceive, think and feel about your body, but this may have no bearing at all on your actual appearance. For instance, it is common in Western nations for women to believe they are larger and fatter than they really are. (Source: Body image - women [Better Health Channel])
Follow the links below to find information about body image and how it affects your health and lifestyle.
Reviewed December 2011
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34 Resources Found
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Body dysmorphic disorder
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental illness. People who have this illness constantly worry about the way they look. They may think something that isn't there, or that others don't notice, is a serious defect. Treatment includes cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and antidepressant drugs. |
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Dec 2011 |
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Liposuction
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Liposuction, or suction-assisted lipectomy, is cosmetic surgery in which deposits of fat are removed to reshape or reduce one or more areas of the body. Liposuction is not a substitute for weight reduction or a cure for obesity. Talk with your surgeon about the risks, benefits and what you can expect. |
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Nov 2011 |
| Title: |
Body image - let's get real
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
People are bombarded with messages about how they 'should' look and what kind of person they 'should' be. When we find it's impossible to look the way we're told we 'should look' we can find ourselves thinking 'I look terrible'. |
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Sep 2011 |
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Menopause and weight gain
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Women at menopause often experience weight gain, particularly around the abdomen. This is often due to declining oestrogen levels, age-related loss of muscle tissue and lifestyle factors such as diet and lack of exercise. Contrary to common belief, weight gain is not linked to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). |
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Jun 2011 |
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Body image - women
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Women with a poor body image have a distorted perception of what they look like. This can lead to destructive behaviours, such as strict dieting or eating disorders |
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Jun 2011 |
| Title: |
Body image - let's get real
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Body image is really about three things. How you see yourself. How you think you ought to look. How you wish to be seen by others. You would think that how you see yourself would be totally up to you. Wrong! |
| Date: |
May 2011 |
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Body image
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Lots and lots of people worry about what they look like and what other people think of how they look. Are you one of those? Do you think that you're too fat, too thin, too tall, too short, too pale, too dark, too hairy, too whatever? |
| Date: |
Apr 2011 |
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Body Image - Young People
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| Publisher: |
Headroom (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Body image is a term which we use for how we and others see our body, and also how we see other people. Everybody wants to be accepted by others, and part of that is what we look like. |
| Date: |
Apr 2011 |
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Girls and body image - quiz
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
What does body image mean to you? Girls face pressure about their weight and appearance, which can affect your health. Try our quick health quiz to test your body image knowledge. |
| Date: |
Mar 2011 |
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Guys and body image - quiz
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Test your knowledge about boys and body image with our quick health quiz. Guys face pressure about their weight, fitness and appearance too, but a bad body image can affect your health. |
| Date: |
Mar 2011 |
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Body image - men
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Body image is how you perceive, think and feel about your body. Men can have a poor body image too. Poor body image may contribute to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia or binge eating in men. |
| Date: |
Mar 2011 |
| Title: |
Body image and diets
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Body image involves your perceptions and feelings about your own body. Poor body image is often linked to dieting or eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating. You should aim for sustained moderate healthy eating and exercise, not drastic weight change. |
| Date: |
Mar 2011 |
| Title: |
Body image (easy read)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Bodies are all different shapes. Why you are that shape. Because you are like mum and dad, and their families and the way you live your life. |
| Date: |
Jan 2011 |
| Title: |
Cosmetic Treatments
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| Publisher: |
HealthInsite Topic Page
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| Description: |
Links to information about cosmetic treatments, including plastic and cosmetic surgery, cosmetic dentistry and tattooing. |
| Date: |
Jan 2011 |
| Title: |
Body image - tips for parents
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Children can have poor body image. Parents can do many things to foster positive body image, confidence and self-esteem in their children. |
| Date: |
Nov 2010 |
| Title: |
Childhood obesity
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| Publisher: |
Raising Children Network (RCN)
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| Description: |
An overview of the causes and consequences of childhood obesity and overweight, with information on preventing childhood obesity, childhood weight problems, and getting help for childhood obesity. |
| Date: |
Oct 2010 |
| Title: |
Acne
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| Publisher: |
Inspire Foundation
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| Description: |
Acne can be one of the biggest self esteem busters known to young people. |
| Date: |
Sep 2010 |
| Title: |
Body dysmorphic disorder
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| Publisher: |
Inspire Foundation
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| Description: |
Body dysmorphic disorder is when you obsess over a part of your body it can interfere with the quality of your life. |
| Date: |
Sep 2010 |
| Title: |
Cosmetic implants - buttock, fat and pectoral
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Implants can make some body parts look rounder, fuller and more defined. Buttock and pectoral implants involve cosmetic surgery to insert shaped silicone pieces into skin cavities. A fat implant transfers fat from one part of the body to another. Talk with your surgeon about the risks, benefits and what you can expect. |
| Date: |
Nov 2011 |
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