Body image woes hit men

Growing numbers of men have a poor perception of their own bodies, new research has revealed.
Launched to coincide with International Men’s Day (on Friday 19 November), a study from leisure operator Better has highlighted the growing pressures and insecurities British men feel about their appearance.

In what is undoubtedly a cause for concern, a third of UK men believe that low body confidence has affected their social life, 30 per cent claim it has troubled their love life – and 27 per cent say it has impacted their mental health.

The study's key findings include:

One-in-four British men don't feel 'body confident'
43 per cent of men have received, or know someone, who has received online abuse about how their body looks
One-in-five men admit to commenting negatively on someone else’s physical appearance - compared to just 8 per cent of women
Over half (54 per cent) of the Nation’s men have displayed signs of body dysmorphia

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