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.

Are you having trouble getting rid of that stubborn fat from around your belly or having difficulty putting on more weight to increase muscle mass? Women come in so many shapes and sizes and our body ...

Ever stood in front of a mirror, armed with a new outfit, only to think, “Hmm, is this really me?” Well, you’re not alone. Dressing up should feel like picking out your armor for the day – powerful, ...

More/less masculine body shapes (Not the actual stimuli used in this study) Source: Arash Emamzadeh Categorizing human physique is nothing new. Decades ago, William Sheldon categorized bodies into ...

We take extra care when it comes to selecting our swimsuits for the summer, which means that we have to pay attention to what type of body shape we have. You're showing more skin in a bathing suit, so ...

But as the country's population grows more overweight and obese, it's becoming more normal to have a negative body image, says Tiffany Stewart, a professor at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center ...

A recent article in the New York Times brought attention to a new health screening tool: the BRI, or the Body Roundness Index. Hurray! Let’s kick the dreaded and flawed Body Mass Index (BMI) to the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. We talk a lot about skincare. But usually, we mean face. Maybe neck. Maybe hands if we’re feeling generous. The ...