The term ‘beer belly’ isn’t a medical one and simply refers to excess fat stored around the stomach area Round, protruding bellies are a bugbear for millions of men, while women bemoan their love ...

According to data collected at Rice University and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, overweight men are just as likely to be discriminated against as overweight women—specifically in the ...

Q: The correlation between BMI and excess body fat seems to be flawed, especially in men. What’s your view? A: Your body mass ...

Fat Men's club members A Rockwitz (312lbs), comedian Eddie Carvey (250lbs), David Burns (475lbs) and F C Kupper (351lbs) at a meeting of the Fat Mens' Club in New York circa 1930.General Photographic ...

While discussions about weight and body image often focus on women, men face their own silent battle with self-doubt and confidence. For many overweight men, the daily struggle extends far beyond ...

While we often try our best to not live in the past, our biology often has other ideas. Adding to a growing body of evidence that links weight to cancer, researchers have found significantly higher ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Key Takeaways Women usually have a higher body fat percentage than men. A body fat ...

It is an odd concept – that everyone should be lean and healthy. Not a bad concept, just an odd one. In today’s superficial society, we relish the ultra-thin fashion models, and the young men whose ...

New research reveals a surprising downside to calorie-cutting diets: a link to higher levels of depressive symptoms, especially in men and those who are overweight. Despite popular beliefs that ...

We have all heard that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But how does it work? And does personal preference include preferred body type? This question is particularly significant in a day and age ...