Women's body image based more on others' opinions than their own weight

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 14:01 in Psychology & Sociology

Women's appreciation of their bodies is only indirectly connected to their body mass index (BMI), a common health measure of weight relative to height, according to recent research.

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