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Women may be more predisposed to put on fat more easily, because bearing and (even more) nursing a baby both add an enormous amount to a woman's energy needs. E
by cauterized 10y ago
Women may be more predisposed to put on fat more easily, because bearing and (even more) nursing a baby both add an enormous amount to a woman's energy needs. Even today, when food isn't scarce, many women lose their "baby weight" and more while nursing.
Secondly, with less testosterone, women put on and maintain muscle with less ease than men. Since muscle burns more resting calories than fat, women must restrict their calorie intake more strictly than men do - even at the same weight and activity level - if they want not to gain.
- jbmorgado 10y agoOk, again: That is already accounted for when you talk about the healthy body fat levels for each gender. The study is about people that go above these levels.
- HowardStark 10y agoI think the point he's trying to make is that while the natural level may vary between genders and be accounted for, they very likely didn't account for ease of weight gain.
- jbmorgado 10y agoWhy should they account for the "ease of weight gain"? The study is about unhealthy fat levels, not if you easily gain more fat or not. The study conclusion is simple: Obesity in men stabilized, obesity in woman is increasing.