The images, printed on cards, ranged in body fat percentage from 5.9% to 37.2%, and in BMI from 20.1 to 33.7. Participants were asked to sort the cards in order of perceived attractiveness.

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. Experts weighed in.

Male body types are often divided into mesomorph, ectomorph, and endomorph. These types are determined by factors like limb proportions, body weight, height, and body fat distribution. Male bodies ...