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Look good, feel good? Teenage boys are hooked on their looks. Why, and at what cost?

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When people think of beauty, they usually think of women. But with teen boys spending 30% more time in the bathroom and taking twice as many selfies as girls, it’s time we gave this assumption a wash, tuck and pluck.

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For some, it’s about confidence, transformation and freedom of expression. But with male eating disorders on the rise, what’s the price of the growing pressure on men to look perfect?

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