If you’ve spent any time on the internet recently, it’s likely you’ve stumbled across some form of content related to the rise in “skinny culture” — the idolization of thinness that promotes ...

If you spend much time on the internet, it may seem everyone is rapidly growing thinner. Discourse on celebrities’ bodies can feed dayslong news cycles. Until her Instagram account was restricted a ...

The scientific case for investigating epigenetic mechanisms in body size rests on a genuine puzzle in obesity research. While monogenic forms of obesity account for roughly five percent of people ...

The early 2000s were full of songs and full of hope. Honestly, I don’t think we appreciated the positivity enough at the time. Here are some songs from this era that you can’t help but love. This is ...

EXCLUSIVE: Dig out your Juicy Couture tracksuits, oversized sunglasses and Von Dutch trucker hats because Paris Hilton is going back to the early 2000s. Hilton is producing a documentary on the era ...

As a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders and body image concerns, I have been hearing the same question in different forms lately: How do we talk about the return of extreme thinness ...

Hayden Panettiere, known for her roles on Heroes, Nashville, and early 2000s films, died suddenly on August 16, 2026. As of August 18, reports indicate that she died of cardiac arrest caused by a ...

News of Hayden Panettiere's death on Aug. 16 was shocking to fans who had watched her grow up as a vibrant presence onscreen in Remember the Titans, Heroes and more. In a 2022 interview with PEOPLE, ...

Content warning: This piece discusses eating disorders, weight loss, body image, and disordered eating. Sadly, there was once a time when projecting your opinions onto a random woman's body wasn't ...

Sadly, there was once a time when projecting your opinions onto a random woman's body wasn't considered particularly controversial. In the UK, we even had shows like Fat Families and Supersize vs ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. On another level, the personality-driven makeup looks from the early 2000s are coming back at a time ...

This story is part of our Aughts Effect package, which celebrates 20 years of Popsugar — and enduring culture. Read all the stories here. I'm a Miranda. Or maybe a Robin? No, I'm a Pam. The era of ...