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.

Style is not only based on your individual preferences, but sometimes on your body type. From top-heavy to curvy all around, finding clothes that cater to your unique shape will make your style that ...

Body type, or somatotype, describes a person's general body composition, proportion, and structure. The system classifies three types of body shapes: ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. Jump to Key ...

Three years ago, I took it upon myself to radically change my diet—and, in turn, to see if I could make any muscular gains. A relative of mine told me that no matter what I did, it would probably be ...

New York stylist and Kibbe Body Type Method founder David Kibbe calls the typical ‘hourglass figure’ and ‘pear-shape’ categories we’re used to “horrible information.” That’s why, in 1982, he designed ...

Beauty can come in many different forms. What one person finds attractive or beautiful in another is entirely subjective, but how does one country or culture's perception of beauty differ from another ...

Your body shape could be putting you at a higher risk of colorectal cancer, scientists have warned. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to ...

Biologists have long labored at understanding how our body develops. Centuries of embryology and morphology laid the groundwork for the discipline of developmental biology. Then came the discovery of ...