Thanks so much to all who submitted an option in my poll on Yoo.rs 3 weeks ago.

✅ 𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕔 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕪 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕒𝕝 𝕠𝕦𝕥𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕦𝕓𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕕 😊

'𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗭 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀'

The subject of debate for thousands of years has been the "ideal" body type for women. Curvaceous, fuller body types were once showcased in art and sculpture as the desired figure. Society celebrated thinner figures in the 20th Century, from the Twiggy era of the 60's to the supermodels of the 90's. Fuller busts, tiny waists, and shapely derrieres have become more pined for in recent years.

Before anyone attacks me for body shaming ... the objective of this #research is to get an understanding on the impact on #mentalhealth of Gen Z, and subsequently the #healthcare system, not to have my opinion displayed (if you'd like to comment on my post, please consider this, otherwise I will remove your comment)

Research* among Gen Z in the UK revealed the following:
❗️ Nearly half of the survey participants say #socialmedia , filters, celebrities and reality TV are reasons for wanting to change appearance
❗️ 1 in 4 won’t upload a selfie without a filter or editing first
❗️ Almost three-quarters of female Gen Z have considered cosmetic alterations
❗️ Almost a third of Gen Zs feel ‘ugly’ & 1 in 6 ‘can’t be intimate with someone’ because of social media beauty standards .

The statistics on social media and body image are worrying, as they show a significant increase in the number of people with negative body image. This suggests that social media, celebrities and influencers have a profound influence on body image and people's self-esteem.

*Source: Origym