Women on average are not always the most obese ones. In some countries like Norway, Switzerland, Canada, and Italy, it's the men who have the higher obesity rat

Women on average are not always the most obese ones. In some countries like Norway, Switzerland, Canada, and Italy, it's the men who have the higher obesity rates. Interesting to note that Mexican, Turkish, and especially South African women are quite a bit more obese than the men. OECD publishes a lot of stats in this area: http://www.oecd.org/health/Obesity-Update-2014.pdf http://www.oecd.org/health/Obesity-Update-2014.pdf Could it be cultural differences? In the countries where the men are more obese, the average obesity rate is much lower.