Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Collage artwork depicting women of diverse body shapes, symbolized by fruit and geometric forms: pear, diamond, apple, and ...

Your body type influences your metabolism and health risks. Having an apple- or pear-shaped body can affect your 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 ...

Which dresses are best for apple-shaped bodies? Choosing outfits that flatter your body shape is the key to looking and feeling your best. A fairly common body silhouette is the apple or the circular ...

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 ...

Have you ever noticed how some people seem to build muscle just by looking at a dumbbell, while others struggle to gain a ...

If you have a pear body shape, shopping for skirts can be particularly tricky. If you're not exactly sure which styles and shapes will flatter you most, we're here to help! Let's start by breaking ...

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 ...

Although the media suggests that rail-thin supermodels are the most sexually appealing, evolutionary psychology suggests otherwise. Research on body attractiveness indicates there are certain body ...

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 ...

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.