News tagged with body shape

Ideal body size identified

(Medical Xpress)—The ideal male and female bodies according to each of the sexes have been identified by researchers at Newcastle University using a special 3D design programme. The findings, published today in the journ ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 03, 2012 | 2.4 / 5 (8) | 1 |

Hip circumference inversely tied to diabetes risk

(HealthDay)—There is an inverse relationship between hip circumference and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a meta-analysis published online Sept. 3 in Obesity Reviews.

Overweight and Obesity Sep 18, 2012 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 1

Study deflates notion that pear-shaped bodies more healthy than apples

People who are "apple-shaped"—with fat more concentrated around the abdomen—have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes than those who are "pear-shaped" and ...

Health Jan 10, 2013 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Monday's medical myth: You lose most heat through your head

As the weather starts to cool down and winter clothes enter rotation in our wardrobes, some peculiar combinations emerge: shorts and scarves; thongs and jackets; T-shirts and beanies. The last is often explained ...

Other Apr 09, 2013 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

New metric for obesity strongly correlated to premature death

Researchers have developed a new metric to measure obesity, called A Body Shape Index, or ABSI, that combines the existing metrics of Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference and shows a better correlation with death ...

Health Jul 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study: More plus-size models could change women's obsession with thin bodies

British women's obsession for thin bodies could potentially be changed if advertising showed more plus size models, suggests a preliminary study published today.

Health Nov 07, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

'Connection error' in the brains of anorexics

When people see pictures of bodies, a whole range of brain regions are active. This network is altered in women with anorexia nervosa. In a functional magnetic resonance imaging study, two regions that are ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 24, 2013 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0