Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Body checking: The inconspicuous trend taking over TikTok. (Getty Images; designed by Jay Sprogell) A 22-year-old influencer hits ...

Dozens of TikTok users in recent weeks have reported an unnerving rise in the number of “body checking” videos dominating their For You Pages (FYP). The latest trend to encourage a hyper-focus on the ...

In June of this year, TikTok banned the hashtag #SkinnyTok—an effort to limit the prevalence of harmful weight-loss content that had gradually carved out its own subculture on the app. But since then, ...

"Body checking" — you may have seen the phrase recently in the comments of 'fit checks, GRWMs, or "what I eat in a day" TikToks, often thrown out as an accusation toward the creator. The term refers ...

For every fun dance challenge on TikTok, a far more sinister trend goes viral. In this case, it's body checking. Body checking doesn’t have to be obvious to be dangerous, either. Often it’s hiding in ...

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In 2022, Sweden became the first country in the world to allow body checking in women's ice hockey. Major hockey nations are now following Lund University's research on the consequences of tougher ...

TikTok is home to many viral trends that range from heartwarming to hilarious, but another content niche is popping up on the app that has experts concerned: body-checking trends. Chelsea M.

TikTok is home to many viral trends that range from heartwarming to hilarious, but another content niche is popping up on the app that has experts concerned: body-checking trends. Chelsea M.