“Good for her. It’s not a competition. Her body has no effect on mine.” I stream this mental playlist over and over when I’m in the weight room staring at another woman’s muscles, or walking down the ...

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to compare estimates of body density and percentage body fat from air displacement plethysmography (ADP) to those from hydrodensitometry (HD) in adults and ...

Ever feel like Cady Heron in 'Mean Girls' when your friends are cutting themselves down? Here's a doctor's take on social comparison and body acceptance. I have a positive relationship with my body, ...

"Making comparisons is human nature," says psychologist Robyn Silverman, Ph.D. The trouble is, rather than comparing fairly, "many of us find the most attractive woman in the room and gauge ourselves ...

Thirty years ago Glamour asked readers that exact question in a major groundbreaking survey. Now we've interviewed American women again—1,000 of them—to see what's changed. There's surprising bad news ...