I think it is because of the standards of the human body on the television. They make all the thin, ripped guys the main focus. We are never shown an overweight man as a sex symbol. We have grown to learn that there is a standard and people tend to be influenced my celebrities.
Also women are taught to hate fat. Many women's fashion magazines and women focused media teaches them that being fat is a character flaw in themselves. So naturally women externalize this to other people, hence a major insult with women is being called fat.
Men can love an obese woman, and indeed, there are some men who prefer obese women.
men definatley men
Obesity has nothing to do with IQ.
Actually there are consistently more obese men than women.
No, but some may target insecure women.
one's for women and one's for obese men...?
From the Australia's Health 2006 survey, 19% of men and 22% of women aged 25 years and over were obese and an additional 48% of men and 30% of women were overweight in 1999-2000. In another survey conducted by the World Health Organisation, they estimated that 75.7% of men and 66.5% of women in Australia would be overweight by 2010 (this year). They also estimated that 28.4% of men and 29.1% of women in Australia would be obese by this year.
Women whose body fat exceeds 30% and men whose body fat exceeds 25% are generally considered obese.
According to Reuters, there are more than a third of Britons are obese and overweight. In the next year, more numbers will add to the already alarming rate of the obese Britons. Usually, diabetes 2, hypertension, and heart diseases are the lateral links to the disorder if left unresolved.
United States Women, with men followed by close second.
No, I do not think that there are any differences as to whether obese women or obese men get it. Cancer is developed because of the unhealthy lifestyles that one chooses to have. Cancer is the accumulation of unneeded cells and that would be translated into the free radical. That is why eating many anti-oxidants is important. Eat fruits and veggies and work out daily and have no worries of developing cancer.
According to a prevalence and trend study (1999-2000) published in 2002 by the Journal of the American Medical Association, there are more overweight American men, but more obese American women. There were 64.5 million (61.9 percent) adult women (20+ years old), who were overweight (includes obese), and there were 34.7 million (33.4%) who were obese. In the US, there were 65.1 million (67.2 percent) adult men (20+ years old) who were overweight (includes obese), and there were 26.6 million (27.5%) who were obese. See reference below.