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The COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to make a healthy shift in body ideals

  • Written by Janet J. Boseovski, Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
imageBehavioral science researchers have found that people tend to have more positive body self-images when they appreciate the body for what it can do – not just how it looks.Tempura/E+ via Getty Images

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyday life for many people in both trivial and profound ways. Embracing pants without a waistband, trying...

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