Under the auspices of the "body positive movement" there has, in recent years, been a proliferation of websites dedicated to nurturing bodily acceptance. Responding to the barrage of media images reflecting a narrow bodily ideal, the movement and its related sites provide a space to showcase bodies of all shapes and sizes.

Studies the irrational fear women have of gaining weight- and how optimism affects the overall perception of our body image

article that analyzes how deeply intertwined our body image is with that of what we see in the media as well as our peers- and how that affects our concept of beauty and ideal weight