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This article reviews evidence that regular physical activity can help mental health. Studies suggest aerobic exercise (like walking, swimming, or cycling) can lessen anxiety and depression and improve mood, self-esteem, sleep, and thinking. A 3-month exercise program showed benefits for people with schizophrenia, and the authors say short, moderate workouts…
This review looked at smartphone apps made for treating eating disorders. The authors found that research on whether these apps work is scarce. They also found that most existing apps include few proven treatment methods and do not use the special abilities of smartphones (like real-time interaction and sensors). The…
This review and meta-analysis looked at studies up to 2024 on body-positive social media content. It reviewed 56 studies (19 were left out of the meta-analysis for bad or missing data). Overall, short-term exposure to body-positive posts was linked to better body satisfaction and improved mood, especially when posts showed…
