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“A Systematic Review of the Impact of the Use of Social Networking Sites on Body Image and Disordered Eating Outcomes.” Body Image, Elsevier, 18 Mar. 2016, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144516300912.

Brierley, Mary-Ellen, et al. “The Body and the Beautiful: Health, Attractiveness and Body Composition in Men's and Women's Bodies.” PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0156722.

Burke, Naadira. “The 'Perfect' Body Type: Exploring The Origins Of America's Obsession.” Elite Daily, Elite Daily, 7 May 2019, www.elitedaily.com/life/media-ideal-body-type/1392459.

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Getty. “'Ideal' Female Body Type Revealed - but It Depends Where You Live.” Mirror, 17 Aug. 2016, www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/ideal-female-body-type-revealed-8648426.

Larbi, Miranda. “This Is What the 'Perfect Body' Looks like According to Men and Women.” Metro, Metro.co.uk, 14 June 2018, metro.co.uk/2018/06/14/perfect-body-looks-like-according-men-women-7630339/.

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Naigaga, Desire Alice, et al. “Body Size Perceptions and Preferences Favor Overweight in Adult Saharawi Refugees.” Nutrition Journal, BioMed Central, 9 Feb. 2018, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807821/.

“The Body Shape Men Find Most Attractive, According To Science.” RebelCircus.com, 21 Oct. 2016, www.rebelcircus.com/blog/body-shape-men-find-attractive-according-science/3/.

“This Is What the Ideal Woman's Body Looks Like, According to Science.” DavidWolfe.com, 20 Nov. 2017, www.davidwolfe.com/ideal-womans-body-science/.

University of South Australia. “Here's What the 'Ideal' Body for Men and Women Looks Like.” Business Insider Australia, Business Insider Australia, 31 Dec. 2016, www.businessinsider.com.au/heres-what-the-ideal-body-for-men-and-women-looks-like-2016-2.

Vagianos, Alanna. “What The 'Ideal' Man's Body Looks Like In 19 Countries.” HuffPost Australia, HuffPost Australia, 18 Feb. 2016, www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/what-the-ideal-mans-body-looks-like-in-19-countries_us_56c5d65de4b08ffac127c485.

Vagianos, Alanna. “What The 'Ideal' Woman's Body Looks Like In 18 Countries.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 14 Nov. 2016, www.huffpost.com/entry/what-the-ideal-womans-body-looks-like-in-18-countries_n_55ccd2a6e4b064d5910ac3b0.

“What Is the Perfect Female Body Shape?” Royal Lioness, 25 Feb. 2018, royallioness.com/what-is-the-perfect-female-body-shape/.

“What the Ideal 'Fit' Body Type Looks Like in 15 Countries.” CafeMom, thestir.cafemom.com/healthy_living/208983/ideal-fit-body-type-photoshop/205305/first_up_was_argentina_where/2.

White, Nancy J. “Why Are People Attracted to Certain Body Types?” Thestar.com, 21 Sept. 2012, www.thestar.com/life/2012/09/21/why_are_people_attracted_to_certain_body_types.html.

Zatat, Narjas. “Here's the Ideal Female Body Type in 7 Different Countries.” indy100, indy100, 16 Aug. 2016, www.indy100.com/article/heres-the-ideal-female-body-type-in-7-different-countries--bkgcprGNdwW.