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Constitution type

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Constitution type or body type refer to a number of classification systems or typology systems used to empirically or theoretically classify the body shape of a human individual.

The systems are believed to provide some guidance to creating medical, nutritional, psychotherapeutic, or exercise programs for the person so classified. The classification systems include:

  • Humours (Ayurveda)
  • Somatotype of William Herbert Sheldon
  • Paul Carus's character typology
  • Ernst Kretschmer's character typology
  • Elliot Abravanel's glandular metabolism typology
  • Sasang typology by Je-Ma Lee
  • Bertil Lundman's racial classification system
  • References

    Constitution type Wikipedia