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Body image and dissatisfaction in middle and late life by Shari Feuz

At age 68, Carol’s exercise goals are to maintain her health, improve her balance and flatten her tummy. Seventy-two-year-old Joan works out to improve her bone density and to trim down. These real-life examples show that concerns about body weight and appearance can stay with us into our later years, and that adults of all ages want to shape up and look youthful. Some will go to great lengths to do so. This begs the question: Do body image issues persist across the life span?

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