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.

If you’ve ever tried on workout clothes and thought, “Why does everything either look boxy or ride up?”—you’re not alone. Athletic or rectangle body shapes often get left out of the fit conversation.

A woman's body shape--not only the amount of fat--is what drives stigma associated with overweight and obesity. Fat stigma is a socially acceptable form of prejudice that contributes to poor medical ...

A new study finds that body shape, specifically where fat deposits occur, may predict the health of your cardiovascular system. This finding challenges the medical community’s reliance on body mass ...