The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

There's probably not that much you can claim Marilyn Monroe, your grandma, and members of your friendship group have in common, besides a shared belief that an hourglass figure is the 'ideal' body ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Body trends evolve over time, influenced by fashion, media and cultural ...

Growing up in the early aughts, so-called women’s magazines, read furtively in the library, were my religion. I was a true believer, zealously committing the good books — Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and ...