Sarah is an experienced writer and editor enthusiastic about helping readers live their healthiest and happiest lives. Before joining Forbes Health, Sarah worked as a writer for various digital ...

Long before we had the vocabulary to define what the "perfect body" looked like, those beauty standards were placed onto women, men, and everyone in between throughout cultures around the world. These ...

Body representation within modern media has skewed thin, white, cis, and able-bodied for a long, long time. People who haven't seen themselves reflected in media images have had to reckon with how ...

Is what is considered beautiful in Spain also considered beautiful in China? Perceptions of beauty vary widely from one culture to another. Modern media have strengthened the idea of a “perfect” ...