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.

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 ...

"'Normal' is an insidious concept—and one that the fashion industry has long tried to define," writes Heather RadkeGetty Images (3) These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME ...

Durham University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. What we think of as “normal” body shape is affected by what we’re accustomed to – the range of body shapes we see. My ...

Personal care brand Dove, which sells deodorant products, has been advertising in its campaigns to free women from the stigma of letting their underarms become bushy forests, with one of their ...