Your body type (somatotype)—ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph—can reveal insights about your overall health. Knowing yours can help you figure out which dietary and exercise habits are best for you.

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

Mallory Christopherson, DC, FMT, CSCS, is a certified chiropractic and sports medicine physician and founder at Superior Sport & Spine. Knowing your body type can help you understand how your body ...

Your body type influences your metabolism and health risks. Having an apple- or pear-shaped body can affect your risk of ...