Understanding your body shape is not just about aesthetics, it can also offer clues on how to care for your body, choose the right exercise, and prevent common ailments. In this guide, we explore 6 ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

Bodies come in different shapes and sizes, influenced by a person’s frame and composition. Different body types include triangle, rectangle, hourglass, ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. Different ...

Mathematicians have discovered that there is no exact formula for the “perfect” female body. A study recently published in Scientific Reports challenges long-standing assumptions about the most ...

A woman's body shape--not only the amount of fat--is what drives stigma associated with overweight and obesity. Fat stigma is a socially acceptable form of prejudice that contributes to poor medical ...