A new study suggests that body shape, specifically the degree of roundness around the abdomen, may help predict the risk of ...

When it comes to body types, it’s not just how much weight you carry — it’s where you store it. Research shows that people with apple-shaped bodies — those with a wider midsection and less defined ...

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.

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 ...

People come in all shapes and sizes — and all these bring different health risks. How your body is proportioned and where you might see fat sit can have different impacts on your organs. It’s ...

Body image disturbance is one of the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, but not for binge-eating disorder. It is associated with greater severity of eating-related ...