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.

The results showed that the most appealing male bodies had a BMI between 23 and 27. Specifically, peak attractiveness was linked to a BMI of 23.4 in China, 23.0 in Lithuania, and 26.6 in the UK.

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.

“There is a healthy range for body fat percentage, but there are differences to consider, like age or gender. A healthy body fat range is 25-31% for women and 18-24% for men; this doesn’t consider age ...

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 ...

Put simply, older men with the most abdominal fat had nearly 1.5 times the risk of dementia as men with the least abdominal fat.

Men require at least 3 percent body fat and women at least 12 percent in order for the body to function properly, Garber said. Below that is where you start to see serious health problems.