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‘It’s a dangerous compliment’: Expert reveals why we should re-think how we speak about women’s weight

Is it dangerous to compliment women on their weight? A Woman’s Hour chat reveals the reasons it could be

Woman & Home

“I Felt Like A Failure For Gaining Weight After Birth”

Alex Light on the pressure to “bounce back” postpartum — and why she refuses to erase the signs of motherhood from her body

Marie Claire

Voices: Serena Williams’s GLP-1 partnership marks a disturbing cultural turning point

COMMENT: As a Black woman in a white-dominated sport, Williams experienced unique pressures. Yet to see someone of her calibre promoting weight-loss drugs shows an unnerving societal shift, writes the body image campaigner Alex Light

The Independent UK

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I thought we’d entered the age of body positivity. Then came ‘shrinking girl summer’ – is everyone getting smaller except me?

It’s been the year of weight-loss drugs, with celebrities seemingly disappearing before our eyes. For those of us left behind, it’s both a torment and a temptation. Spoiler alert: I tried the jabs, too

The Guardian - UK

Zara Ad Banned For Featuring ‘Unhealthily Thin’ Models. How Is This Still Happening?

"You can’t be what you can’t see, and it’s concerning to think about the broader repercussions if advertising like this goes unchecked.”

Pedestrian.tv

Kardashian’s Skims Face Shapewear and *that* Sydney Sweeney Ad Reveal a Rise of Regressive Ideals Online

Inside the nostalgia for toxic beauty and politics

Marie Claire

'I was trapped in toxic diet culture for years - it's time to reclaim beauty standards'

Body confidence influencer Alex Light firmly believes that if we want to live happier lives, we need to denounce diet culture and do work on our mindset, rather than focusing on the way our body looks

Daily Mirror

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Vicky Pattison thanked as she shares candid message about the true meaning of Christmas

The reality TV star was praised for her down-to-earth Yuletide message

Manchester Evening News

Emily Clarkson's battle with bullying - as she stands against dad Jeremy's Meghan rant

Jeremy Clarkson's daughter Emily Clarkson has publicly taken a stand against her dad's recent comments about Meghan Markle - but who is she and what does she do?

Daily Mirror

Body positivity campaigner explains why Channing Tatum talking about Magic Mike physique is so powerful

The star said his chiseled body shape was ‘not natural’

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