Starving for a Jawline: The Looksmaxxing Trap Hiding in Boys' Feeds
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Starving for a Jawline: The Looksmaxxing Trap Hiding in Boys' Feeds Medical Xpress reported November 9 on a Journal of Adolescent Health commentary by Ganson and colleagues warning that looksmaxxing can slide from grooming into starvation, steroid use and self-harm, and urging clinicians to screen for disordered eating and body dysmorphic disorder. Source 'Looksmaxxing' can include starvation, steroids and deliberate blows to the face — Medical Xpress, November 9, 2026, reporting Ganson and colleagues in the Journal of Adolescent Health Join the Recovered Life Community here!
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