body image http://www.npr.org body image en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:46:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif body image http://www.npr.org Can Skinny Models Undermine Your Dieting Goals? Many people turn to superfit models for weight-loss inspiration. There's growing evidence that this is a mistake. New research from the Netherlands explores whether repeated exposure to images of skinny models helps or hinders dieters. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:46:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/02/168371575/can-skinny-models-undermine-your-dieting-goals?ft=1&f=164791453 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/02/168371575/can-skinny-models-undermine-your-dieting-goals?ft=1&f=164791453 Many people turn to superfit models for weight-loss inspiration. There's growing evidence that this is a mistake. New research from the Netherlands explores whether repeated exposure to images of skinny models helps or hinders dieters.

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]]> How Changing Visual Cues Can Affect Attitudes About Weight To change negative attitudes about body size, simply reframing what people see might help. Women in England became more tolerant of overweight people when they were shown more photos of plus-sized women in neutral leotards. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:34:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/09/164789823/how-changing-visual-cues-can-affect-attitudes-about-weight?ft=1&f=164791453 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/09/164789823/how-changing-visual-cues-can-affect-attitudes-about-weight?ft=1&f=164791453 To change negative attitudes about body size, simply reframing what people see might help. Women in England became more tolerant of overweight people when they were shown more photos of plus-sized women in neutral leotards.

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