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'I didn't realise I was such a sausage': men's accounts of whole-body scanning, body image, and expected changes in health-related behaviours.

Sarah GroganDaisy O'BrienKathryn BrownbridgeSimeon GillJenny ColeChristopher J Armitage
Published in: Psychology & health (2019)
Whole-body scanning may encourage men to exercise and eat more healthily. However, men became more negative about their bodies as a result of seeing their body scans, so scanning needs to be carried out with supervision and support.
Keyphrases
  • electron microscopy
  • high resolution
  • middle aged
  • computed tomography
  • physical activity
  • high intensity
  • mass spectrometry