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Body composition
In physical fitness, body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in human bodies.
In physical fitness, body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in human bodies.
Body dysmorphic disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD, also body dysmorphia, dysmorphic syndrome; originally dysmorphophobia) is a type of mental illness, a somatoform disorder, wherein the affe...
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD, also body dysmorphia, dysmorphic syndrome; originally dysmorphophobia) is a type of mental illness, a somatoform disorder, wherein the affe...
Body image
Body image refers to a person's feelings of the aesthetics and sexual attractiveness of his or her own body.
Body image refers to a person's feelings of the aesthetics and sexual attractiveness of his or her own body.
Body mass index
The body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height.
The body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height.
Body Volume Index
The Body Volume Index is a method of measuring human obesity that has been proposed as an alternative to the Body Mass Index.
The Body Volume Index is a method of measuring human obesity that has been proposed as an alternative to the Body Mass Index.
Body volume index
The Body Volume Index (BVI) is a new measurement for human obesity that has been proposed as an alternative to the Body Mass Index (BMI).
The Body Volume Index (BVI) is a new measurement for human obesity that has been proposed as an alternative to the Body Mass Index (BMI).
Body weight
The term body weight is used in daily English speech as well as in the contexts of biological and medical sciences to describe the mass of an organism's body.
The term body weight is used in daily English speech as well as in the contexts of biological and medical sciences to describe the mass of an organism's body.
Bustline
A bustline is an arbitrary line encircling the fullest part of the bust or body circumference at the bust.
A bustline is an arbitrary line encircling the fullest part of the bust or body circumference at the bust.
Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing.
Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing.
Constitution type
Constitution type or body type refer to a number of classification systems or typology systems used to empirically or theoretically classify the body shape of a human individual.
Constitution type or body type refer to a number of classification systems or typology systems used to empirically or theoretically classify the body shape of a human individual.
David Sarwer
David B. Sarwer, Ph.D. (born January 4, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and Surgery at University of Pennsylvania.
David B. Sarwer, Ph.D. (born January 4, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and Surgery at University of Pennsylvania.
Dysmorphic feature
Dysmorphic feature is a medical term referring to a difference of body structure that is suggestive of a congenital disorder, genetic syndrome, or birth defect.
Dysmorphic feature is a medical term referring to a difference of body structure that is suggestive of a congenital disorder, genetic syndrome, or birth defect.
Effects of teen advertising on body image
The effects of advertising on body image have been studied by researchers, ranging from psychologists to professors of Marketing.
The effects of advertising on body image have been studied by researchers, ranging from psychologists to professors of Marketing.
Facial symmetry
Facial symmetry, is one element of bodily symmetry, including fluctuating asymmetry.
Facial symmetry, is one element of bodily symmetry, including fluctuating asymmetry.
Female body shape
Female body shape or figure is the cumulative product of a woman's skeletal structure and the quantity and distribution of muscle and fat on the body.
Female body shape or figure is the cumulative product of a woman's skeletal structure and the quantity and distribution of muscle and fat on the body.
Index of Central Obesity
Index of Central Obesity is the ratio of waist circumference and height first proposed by a Parikh et al in 2007 as a better substitute to the widely-used waist circumference in defining metabol...
Index of Central Obesity is the ratio of waist circumference and height first proposed by a Parikh et al in 2007 as a better substitute to the widely-used waist circumference in defining metabol...
Media depictions of body shape
Body shape refers to the many physical attributes of the human body that make up its appearance, including size and countenance.
Body shape refers to the many physical attributes of the human body that make up its appearance, including size and countenance.
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health pro...
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health pro...
Obesogen
Obesogens are foreign chemical compounds that disrupt normal development and balance of lipid metabolism, which in some cases, can lead to obesity.
Obesogens are foreign chemical compounds that disrupt normal development and balance of lipid metabolism, which in some cases, can lead to obesity.
Overweight
Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy.
Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy.
Rohrer's index
Rohrer’s Index is an anthropometric statistic which combines the height and weight of an individual into a singular metric.
Rohrer’s Index is an anthropometric statistic which combines the height and weight of an individual into a singular metric.
Sauna suit
A sauna suit is a garment made from waterproof fabric designed to make the wearer sweat profusely.
A sauna suit is a garment made from waterproof fabric designed to make the wearer sweat profusely.
Sizeism
Size discrimination or sizeism is a form of discrimination based upon a person's physical size, including but limited to height and/or weight.
Size discrimination or sizeism is a form of discrimination based upon a person's physical size, including but limited to height and/or weight.
Somatotype and constitutional psychology
Constitutional psychology is a theory, developed in the 1940s by American psychologist William Herbert Sheldon, associating body types with human temperament types.
Constitutional psychology is a theory, developed in the 1940s by American psychologist William Herbert Sheldon, associating body types with human temperament types.
Sun Myung Moon
Sun Myung Moon is a South Korean billionaire, author, power broker, media mogul, peace activist, religious leader and founder of the Unification Church.
Sun Myung Moon is a South Korean billionaire, author, power broker, media mogul, peace activist, religious leader and founder of the Unification Church.
The Thin Ideal
The Thin Ideal is the concept of the idyllically slim female body.
The Thin Ideal is the concept of the idyllically slim female body.
Underweight
The term underweight refers to a human who is considered to be under a healthy weight.
The term underweight refers to a human who is considered to be under a healthy weight.
Waist-hip ratio
Waist-hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips.
Waist-hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips.
Waist-to-height ratio
The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) of a person is defined as the person's waist circumference, divided by the person's height.
The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) of a person is defined as the person's waist circumference, divided by the person's height.
Waist–hip ratio
Waist-hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips.
Waist-hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips.
Weightism
Weight stigma, also known as weightism, weight bias, and weight-based discrimination, is discrimination or stereotyping based on one's weight, especially very large or thin people.
Weight stigma, also known as weightism, weight bias, and weight-based discrimination, is discrimination or stereotyping based on one's weight, especially very large or thin people.