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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. Only 16% of women are satisfied with their body weight. Nearly half of all normal weight women overestimate their size and shape. (Source: Better Health Channel)
The following links provide information about body image and how it affects your health and lifestyle.
Reviewed August 2008
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Body image issues for men
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Better Health Channel
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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 in men.
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Jan 2008
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Body image and diets
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Better Health Channel
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Body image involves your perception, imagination and emotions about your own body. Poor body image is often linked to dieting and eating disorders. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a good way to measure a healthy weight.
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Nov 2007
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Body image - tips for parents
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Better Health Channel
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Your body image is how you think and feel about your body, and what you imagine it looks like. There are many ways that parents can foster positive body image and strong self-esteem in their children.
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Aug 2008
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Girls and body image - quiz
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Jan 2008
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Guys and body image - quiz
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Oct 2007
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Body image
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Body image is the way we think, feel and picture our body. From childhood through adolescence and on to adulthood, body image changes.
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Mar 2005
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Body image issues for women
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Better Health Channel
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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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Jan 2008
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So what is body image?
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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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.
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Mar 2007
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Body image
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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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Jan 2008
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Body image
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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?
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Apr 2008
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Body image - let's get real
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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!
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Jul 2008
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Body image (easy read)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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.
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Aug 2004
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Body image and self esteem: Student factsheet
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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Images of women in the media, advertising and popular culture are 'censored' in that they emphasise beauty, youth and thinness. Being aware of the types of pressures placed on women is a starting point to analysing, challenging and resisting them.
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Oct 2007
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Lowered mood, body image and appearance
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Most of us need to feel we look good to feel good. This includes men and women. To achieve this you need to eat a healthy diet, enjoy adequate exercise and be happy with what you are doing in life. Being dissatisfied with how you are coping with life may in itself be sufficient to distort your body image.
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Jun 2004
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Body dysmorphic disorder
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Better Health Channel
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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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Jun 2008
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Healthy and Active Quizzes
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to quizzes about body weight, food and exercise habits.
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Jun 2004
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Body dysmorphic disorder
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Inspire Foundation
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Wishing a part of your body looked different is pretty common and relatively normal. However, it can be a problem when you obsess over a part of your body and it interferes with the quality of your life. This is known as Body Dysmorphic Disorder or BDD. Check out this fact sheet for more info on how to manage and get help for BDD.
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Nov 2008
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Menopause and weight gain
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Oct 2007
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Cosmetic surgery - liposuction
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Better Health Channel
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Liposuction, also called suction assisted lipectomy, is a form of cosmetic surgery in which deposits of fat are removed to reshape or reduce one or more areas of the body. Common areas where liposuction is used include thighs, buttocks, abdomen, arms, neck and under the chin. Liposuction is not a substitute for weight reduction or a cure for obesity.
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Nov 2008
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