An Overview of the Correlation between Societal Influences, Bodybuilding, and Muscular Dysmorphia

Abstract

Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award - Individual Non-Freshman category, honorable mentionKatie HeinrichData suggests that there is an underlying connection between societal influences (i.e. childhood, advertisements), bodybuilding training, and muscular dysmorphia, a condition in which a patient believes they are "too small." This relationship is discussed and explored in this literature review