A new study by The Bulimia Project asked AI to generate images of the "ideal" body type for men and women. Fox News Digital spoke to data journalist James Campigotto about the results.

For example, we see lower body esteem and greater thin-ideal internalization. We also know from some of this research that weight bias really gets ingrained at really young ages.

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A recent review found that, as with mass media, the use of social media is a risk factor for the development of an eating disorder, body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating.