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  2. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    The distribution of fat varies, with fat tending to deposit first in the buttocks, hips, and thighs. As body fat percentage increases, an increasing proportion of body fat is distributed around the waist and upper abdomen. The women of this body type tend to have a relatively larger rear, thicker thighs, and a small(er) bosom.

  3. Body fat percentage - Wikipedia

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    In males, mean percentage body fat ranged from 23% at age 16–19 years to 31% at age 60–79 years. In females, mean percentage body fat ranged from 32% at age 8–11 years to 42% at age 60–79 years. But it is important to recognise that women need at least 9% more body fat than men to live a normal healthy life. [2]

  4. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    When the artist wishes to depict the lower orders, as such, or the comic, he draws people with exaggeratedly short limbs and makes them fat." [14] Waist-to-height ratio: the average ratio for US college competitive swimmers is 0.424 (women) and 0.428 (men); the ratios for a (US) normally healthy man or woman is 0.46–0.53 and 0.45–0.49 ...

  5. The Average American Woman Weighs This Much - AOL

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    The average body weight of women in America has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. According to national surveys, about 42 percent of U.S. women have obesity and an additional 27 ...

  6. Why Your Body Fat Percentage Matters and How to Reduce It - AOL

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    For men, that means a body fat percentage of less than 21 percent, and for women it's less than 31 percent. These are the age-adjusted body fat percentile recommendations health pros use: Men:

  7. Is BMI or Body Fat More Important? - AOL

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    BMI vs. Body Fat Percentage. BMI and body fat percentage are both ways of determining whether a person has a healthy weight or not. A high BMI can indicate a high body fat percentage, but it’s ...

  8. Body shape - Wikipedia

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    Estrogen increases fat storage in the body, which results in more fat stored in the female body. [19] Body fat percentage guidelines are higher for females, [20] as this may serve as an energy reserve for pregnancy. [21] Males generally deposit fat around waists and abdomens (producing an "apple shape"). [citation needed] Transgender men and ...

  9. Body composition - Wikipedia

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    Add up total (4) – average; Calculate body fat % A common skin fold method is by using gun style calipers to measure the thickness of subcutaneous fat in multiple places on the body. This includes the abdominal area, the subscapular region, arms, buttocks and thighs. These measurements are then used to estimate total body fat.