# 'Looksmaxxing' can include starvation, steroids and deliberate blows to the face

Source: [Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-looksmaxxing-starvation-steroids-deliberate.html) · 2026-11-09 · Medicine
Page: https://themorning.science/story/looksmaxxing-can-include-starvation-steroids-and-deliberate-blows-to-the-face-b5a0214371341711
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- A new commentary in the Journal of Adolescent Health warns that the online trend 'looksmaxxing' may expose some boys and young men to significant physical and mental health risks.
- According to the headline and summary, the trend can include starvation, steroid use and deliberate blows to the face.
- The source describes the trend as rapidly growing online.

## Why it matters

Looksmaxxing involves self-harming practices that could affect adolescent physical and mental health, so clinicians, researchers and educators working with young men should be aware of it.

## Coverage

- ['Looksmaxxing' can include starvation, steroids and deliberate blows to the face](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-looksmaxxing-starvation-steroids-deliberate.html) — Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories, 2026-11-09

Tags: looksmaxxing, adolescent health, mental health, online trends, body image

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