This stunned me. In an article addressing the recent problem in Sweden of female children running higher rates of obesity than male, this info emerged after a few graphs. Definitely deserves more investigation and a few headlines itself.
excerpt from article by Mattias Karen, AP
"And among adults across Europe, women generally are fitter than men.
Since 1980, when Swedes were among of the slimmest of Western nationalities, obesity among adults has doubled from 5 percent to 10 percent by 2005 in both sexes, according to Sweden's national statistics agency. However, roughly half the men are overweight compared to 36 percent of the women.
That is still far lower than the United States, where recent government figures show 71 percent of men are overweight, and two-thirds of women are. About one-third of the U.S. adult population is obese."
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