You may have heard about eating to match your body type — whether you’re an endomorph, mesomorph, or ectomorph. Following this so-called body type diet, proponents say, can maximize your body ...

An endomorph is a human body type, or somatotype, characterized by a larger bone structure, midsection, and hips. This body type typically carries more fat and has a naturally slow metabolism ...

On the plus side, endomorphs tend to be able to build muscle broadly across their body quite quickly ... might be described as meso-endomorphic in that they tend to be squatter and fatter ...