Fitspiration on social media: Body-image and other psychopathological risks among young adults. A narrative review

• Main Authors: Ilaria Cataldo (Author), Ilaria De Luca (Author), Valentina Giorgetti (Author), Dorotea Cicconcelli (Author), Francesco Saverio Bersani (Author), Claudio Imperatori (Author), Samira Abdi (Author), Attilio Negri (Author), Gianluca Esposito (Author), Ornella Corazza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The use of social media is popular in the health and the beauty industry, with an increasing number of brands using web platforms to promote their products. Among the recently-emerged trends, "fitspiration" (also abbreviated as "fitspo") has raised health concerns. Ev...