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.

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 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 ...

Most ladies crave that hourglass shape; the kind where, their midsection is almost non-existent whilst their hips and derriere conspicuously stand out! But just when you thought that Kenyan ladies ...

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 ...

Because of my slender body frame and proportion, I have been asked about my weight more times than I care to remember. It is ...

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 ...

Black women are refusing to have their bodies policed. Although body positivity was created in the 1960s, recently, the movement has become incredibly popular on social media, with 11.5 million posts ...

Why do so many celebrity women look over their shoulder when posing? There is an old saying that some men are more attracted to a woman’s breasts, while other men are more engrossed by their derriere.