Weight Management

It's Official, Men are Fatter Than Women!

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 11th, 2005

More men than women weigh too much. Unless immediate action is taken, three quarters of men will weigh too much by 2010.

National Men's Health Week in mid-June 2005, aimed to raise awareness of the staggering increase in male weight problems that, left unchecked, will have massive consequences for their health. Currently, some 14,000 male deaths a year are directly attributable to obesity. This figure is set to increase as the problem escalates, precipitating a devastating cost, both in terms of those affected and the health service.

About two thirds of men (65%) currently have a body mass index of more than 25 (the conventional indicator of an...

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