Women unhappy with their bodies ‘spend more time looking at slimmer females’

Women who are highly dissatisfied with their body shape or size are more likely to spend time looking at their slimmer counterparts, research suggests (Mia Caruana/Alamy/PA)

Women who are highly dissatisfied with their body shape or size are more likely to spend time looking at their slimmer counterparts, research suggests.

The findings, published in the journal Body Image, are based on analysis of 34 studies involving nearly 3,000 women.