The Pursuit of the 'Perfect' Body
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Picture like this portray a societal ‘ideal’ for women that is generally unattainable for most of us mortals. Yet through this picture, we are told that this is what female fitness and health ‘should’ look like. That one must be incredibly lean and cut in order to be considered fit. I’m here to tell you that these photos are NOT representative of real life for most women.
Nation - In pursuit of 'perfect' body: The dangerous
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Woman's Black Book - Fighterdiet
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Psych, Free Full-Text
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Frontiers The Real Ideal: Misestimation of Body Mass Index
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Body Obsession Deanna Harder Fitness
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Stubborn Fat Areas: Where is Most Stubborn - Artistry Clinic
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The Pursuit of the 'Perfect' Body Type: A Dangerous Obsession?”, by Seyifunmi Bello
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The pursuit of the perfect body is as old as time. But who defines perfection?
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anatomist designs 'perfect' body without evolutionary errors