52-year-old Indian-American author and celebrity Padma Lakshmi recently did a photo shoot in a bikini in order to send out the message of body positivity to women her age around the world.

With some reports stating that it has detrimental side effects, should people really risk their well-being?

It’s not something that we will be surprised about that social media and mass media moulds our perception of what our body should look like, leaving us totally vulnerable to unrealistic beauty standards.

With the increased social media activism that contributed towards the flaring of this term, we bring to you 5 influencers and content creators who have taken social media by storm through their inspiring messages on body positivity.

Sonakshi Sinha recently said that she has always wanted to project a very healthy body image to women because that’s not something she grew up with.

Sonam, who debuted with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya in 2007, in her latest interview with a magazine spoke about body positivity, the changes that society needs to work on and how the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema even today caters to the male gaze.

Studies have shown how obsession over a flat stomach can actually hamper one’s mental health despite having potential physical benefits of weight loss.

Oakeshott is a political journalist who has also worked for The Sunday Times and is the co-author of a book on former British prime minister David Cameron.

Fat and fit women are real and working hard to break society’s expectations and perceptions of what ‘health’ constitutes. Influencers and fitness coaches weigh in.

More than understanding what causes our armpits to darken, people run after remedies for it.