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Facebook photos ‘make women insecure’

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Spending lots of time on Facebook looking at pictures of friends could make women insecure about their body image, research suggests. The more women are exposed to photos on social media, the more they compare themselves negatively, according to a study from the University of Strathclyde. Petya Eckler carried out the research. (Photo: The splash page for social media giant Facebook. Credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

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