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  2. List of body modifications - Wikipedia

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    Some body modifications are the result of long-term activities or practices involved in applying force, such as constriction, to a part of the body. Tightlacing – binding of the waist and shaping of the torso; Cranial binding – modification of the shape of infants' heads, now extremely rare

  3. Body shape - Wikipedia

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    Body shape has effects on body posture [30] and gait, and has a major role in physical attraction. This is because a body's shape implies an individual's hormone levels during puberty, which implies fertility, and it also indicates current levels of sex hormones. [1] A pleasing shape also implies good health and fitness of the body. Posture ...

  4. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    Female body shape or female figure is the cumulative product of a woman's bone structure along with the distribution of muscle and fat on the body. Female figures are typically narrower at the waist than at the bust and hips .

  5. Human body - Wikipedia

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    Human anatomy is the study of the shape and form of the human body. The human body has four limbs (two arms and two legs), a head and a neck, which connect to the torso. The body's shape is determined by a strong skeleton made of bone and cartilage, surrounded by fat (adipose tissue), muscle, connective tissue, organs, and

  6. Media depictions of body shape - Wikipedia

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    After viewing images of women with "ideal" body weights, 95% of women overestimate their body size and 40% overestimate the size of their waist, hips, cheeks, or thighs. Those with eating disorders , such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa , show a significant increase in overestimation of body size after viewing such images.

  7. Hourglass figure - Wikipedia

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    It has been proposed by scientists that the evolutionary reason for the female body shape is due in part to this sexual selection.Sex-typical body shapes (a man's muscular physique and a woman's hourglass figure) are an outcome of evolutionary adaptation for reproductive fitness because they convey information about gene quality, health and fertility, which are important elements for mate ...

  8. Category:Body shape - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Body shape" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Lifecasting - Wikipedia

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    Model pose. The model takes the desired stationary pose, and must remain in this pose until the mold is removed from the body. Supports to help the model are carefully designed. Mold application. Mould material is applied to the surface of the model's body. The mould material is usually applied as a thick liquid that takes the shape of the body.