Curves Ahead

A new study published in academic journal Plos One confirms what we've long suspected: Looking at images of super-skinny models can make women more critical of their own bodies. The good news? When women were shown photos of plus-size models and then shown images of size 0 runway models, they were much less likely to find the skinny ones appealing. The study's authors are optimistic that increased exposure to more voluptuous women in the media could help curb an unhealthy obsession with thinness—and improve women's own body images.