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Might this be because of the higher % body fat in women?
by personjerry 11y ago
Might this be because of the higher % body fat in women?
- xioxox 11y agoI don't think so - men are heavier than women on average, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_weight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_weight . Is it a mistake in the table or a weird sample?
- johnlbevan2 11y agoThey did select "relatively sedentary humans"; perhaps in that subset, women are heavier than men? - Men tend to do more muscle-increasing sport than women; meaning a sedentary man isn't gaining that muscle weight. - Women tend to do more cardio activities to burn fat; meaning an active women may be losing weight. I suspect you're right about it being a misprint though.
- thatcat 11y ago>men aren't gaining that muscle weight they already have >Women tend to do more cardio activities to burn fat; meaning an active women may be losing weight. The muscle weight is a metabolic load that requires constant caloric intake to support, sedentary women do more cardio to compensate for their otherwise low metabolism. May not be a misprint.
- Grazester 11y agoWomen seem to heavier in my part of the world
- chongli 11y agoHigher body fat is one of the reasons women are lighter than men. Muscle is higher density than fat.