4 in 5 men will be overweight or obese come 2020
Posted: 17/02/2010 at 07:23pm by Rich Leigh, weight loss expert, Fat Free Fitness
Ladies, if you are worried about your guy’s weight, or are finding all too often that all the guys out there come with extra baggage – probably in the shape of a stomach paunch – this study won’t do much to make you feel better.
The latest predictions straight from the Office of Doom and Gloom say that eight out of ten men will be overweight or obese in just ten year’s time, whilst 70% of women will be in the danger category.
Research suggests child obesity may be levelling off but the outlook for adults is less optimistic with tens of millions at risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease. Oxford University's Prof Klim McPherson, who led the study, said: "We are being overwhelmed by today's 'obesogenic' environment with its abundance of energy-dense food and sedentary lifestyles."
Peter Hollins, of the British Heart Foundation, called the figures "devastating". Some 41% of men aged 20 to 65 will be obese by 2020 and 40% will be overweight, according to the study – the first I’ve read that predicts that obesity will outweigh (pun maybe intended) people in the overweight BMI weight category.
Meanwhile, 36% of women will be obese and 32% will be overweight.
If these figures sound far-fetched, think again - a quarter - 24% - of men and women are already obese.
The report comes as a new government health drive begins. Swap It Don't Stop It suggests swapping watching sport on TV for taking part – something which would no doubt please soap-starved WAGs (wives and girlfriends for those not familiar with the blanket term footballers’ wives and girlfriends are tarnished with – and by extension actual wives and girlfriends), amongst other proposals.
Recently, Scottish actor Gerard Butler was spotted looking a world away from the fantastic toned and muscular physique he sported in hit film 300 - are more men destined to pile on the pounds? Admittedly, most aren't starting with the body Butler was once the proud owner of, but still...
Will more men be 'doing a Gerard Butler'?
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