Listen up guys..
Posted by ivy | Under Ivy Unleashed Wednesday Apr 5, 2006I found this article Interesting..
Obesity Rates Among American Women Falling
While more and more children and adult males are becoming obese in the USA, rates for women seem to be falling. 33.2% of American women were obese in 2004, a slight drop from 33.4% in 2000. This is the first bit of encouraging news regarding the ever-increasing weight of Americans in general over the last twenty years.
Healthcare professionals in the USA say this offers a glimmer of hope. If women adopt healthier lifestyles, this could eventually be passed on to other members of the family.
Unfortunately, men and children are putting on the weight faster than women are losing it.
Why are women bucking the trend?
There could be many reasons. Here are some opinions we received from health care professionals and members of the public:
– Women tend to seek professional help more than men do (for health).
– Compliance is better among women (women are better at following instructions, either on a label, or from the people they went to see about a health problem).
– More literature aimed at women (women’s magazines) offer useful advice on weight management and general health, in comparison to literature aimed at men.
– Women have become better informed about health and nutrition than men (related to the previous point).
– This sudden slight drop in obesity levels among women could just be a blip.
– Women are more concerned about how they look than men are.
What do you think?
I do think it’s good news. If it’s trendy to be thinner/healthy then I hope it continues. I think that if more & more women get into shape, the men & children will follow. Moms, afterall, are so very influential.
And speaking of moms, hope you are feeling well.
It’s cuz women are better than men
Hey Ivy! Sorry I haven’t been around much. I haven’t been feeling the best but I’m starting to come around again =] I hope you’re starting to feel better with your pregancy and everygthing. Oh and thanks for the offer to help with the computer, I actually got it fixed. But i’ll keep you in mind next time I have issues!!
Have a great weekend!!
Personally (as a man), I think the statistics are wrong. I hope not. As Dawn says, it’d be good news if ANY segment of our American population started putting off the pounds and being more health conscious. But my very UNscientific survey (looking around in WalMart and other stores) doesn’t lead me to believe that much is changing. A shame.
John
All those reasons make sense to me. The part that scares me the most is the stat on children. I read that they’re having to adjust the size of carseats, just to accommodate the ever-increasing size of kids nowadays.
I agree with many of the statistics. Not that men don’t care so much what they look like, but that so much pressure is put on women to look good. It’s more “okay” for a man to be overweight than a woman. Take Kirstie Alley for example, and how much she was hounded for her weight. But you don’t see that same type of press for James Gandolfini. Sad but true.
Nice article you found. Glad I visited. I’m here from Michele’s