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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 10 Nov 2012 at 01:09 GMT
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PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 10 Nov 2012 at 01:10 GMT
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Title: “BBC News - Thinness in media feeds body size obsession, researchers say”
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Title: “Plus-size models may boost body image, study says - Lifestyle - Boston.com”
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Title: “Plus-size models 'reduce obsession' - Regional - Hartlepool Mail”
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Title: “Women's body-size preferences shaped by media, study finds | MinnPost”
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Title: “Using 'plus size' models would help make women less obsessed about being thin, Durham University research reveals - Mirror Online”
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Title: “Plus-size models 'reduce obsession'”
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Title: “Trying to Reverse Women's Obsession with Thin | Psych Central News”
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Title: “Women and body shape issues: study finds images matter”
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Title: “Visual diet shapes women's body-size preferences, study suggests - The Checkup - The Washington Post”
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Publication: Times of India
Title: “Women will now obsess less over thin bodies - The Times of India”
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Publication: Times of India
Title: “Your ideal weight depends on what you see - The Times of India”
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Publication: Top News Arab Emirates
Title: “Media Boosting Wrong Health Attitudes in Women: Study | TopNews Arab Emirates”
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RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 17 Nov 2012 at 00:30 GMT
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Publication: redOrbit
Title: “Breaking Through The Pressure To Be Thin - Health News - redOrbit”
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PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 21 Nov 2012 at 23:02 GMT
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Publication: About.com
Title: “Plus-Sized Images Can Change Body Size Preferences”
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Publication: Calorie Lab
Title: “Plus-Size Models Could Change Thin Obsession (CalorieLab Lab Notes)”
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Title: “CANOE - Lifewise Beauty - Beauty: Plus-size models may boost body image: Study”
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Title: “What's your ideal weight? Answer depends on what you see”
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Title: “Global Edmonton | Ideal body weight is determined by the images we see, study suggests”
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Title: “What's your ideal weight? : Health24: Diet & weight-loss: News”
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Publication: Hindustan Times
Title: “Hindustan Times e-Paper - Hindustan Times (Indore) - 11 Nov 2012 - Plus size models boost image”
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Publication: Huffington Post
Title: “Plus-Size Model Images May Reduce Obsession With Thinness”
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Title: “Big girl images healthier - World News - Independent.ie”
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Publication: Indian Express
Title: “Plus-size models 'may change women’s obsession with thin bodies' - Indian Express”
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Title: “Medcompare - Medical News : What's Your Ideal Weight? Answer Depends On What You See”
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Publication: Medical XPress
Title: “Study: More plus-size models could change women's obsession with thin bodies”
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Publication: Minnesota Public Radio
Title: “How Changing Visual Cues Can Affect Attitudes About Weight | Minnesota Public Radio News”
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Title: “Plus-size models 'may change women's obsession with thin bodies'”
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Title: “How Changing Visual Cues Can Affect Attitudes About Weight : Shots - Health News : NPR”
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Publication: NY Daily News
Title: “Plus-size models may boost body image, study says - NY Daily News”
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Title: “Mummified Iceman Was European; People Prefer Familiar-Looking Body Types”
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Title: “Werbung kann Schlankheitswahn beenden - Werbung kann Schlankheitswahn beenden”
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Publication: Science Codex
Title: “More plus-size models could change women’s obsession with thin bodies | Science Codex”
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Publication: Science Daily US
Title: “More plus-size models could change women’s obsession with thin bodies”
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Publication: Science Newsline_Psychology
Title: “More Plus-size Models Could Change Women's Obsession with Thin Bodies - ScienceNewsline”
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Title: “Bigger women should be used in adverts - Health - Shields Gazette”
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Publication: The Journal
Title: “North East academics' 'real women' study sparks model appeal - Today's News - News - JournalLive”
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Publication: The Northern_Echo
Title: “Study suggests more images of normal sized women could reduce thin obsession (From The Northern Echo)”
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Publication: Times Live
Title: “Plus-size models may boost body image: study - Times LIVE”
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Publication: Times of India
Title: “Women will now obsess less over thin bodies - Times Of India”
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Publication: Zee News India
Title: “Your ideal weight `depends on what you see`”
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Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 09 Aug 2013 at 18:17 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: Scientific American
Title: “Images of Thin Bodies Impact Body Preferences: Scientific American Podcast”
http://www.scientificamer...
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