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Female hormones may be partly responsible for the increasing obesity rate among men, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Adelaide believe that exposure to estrogen may be fueling the male obesity epidemic. Experts explain that exposure to common substances found in affluent societies like soy products and plastics, which contain the female sex hormone, are making Western men fat.
The study compared Gross Domestic Product and obesity rates among men and women worldwide. While it was normal for women in developing countries to have significantly higher rates of obesity, the findings revealed little difference between sex and obesity in the western world.
"Hormonally driven weight gain occurs more significantly in females than in males, and this is very clear when we look at the rates of obesity in the developing world," researcher James Grantham said in a news release.
"However, in the Western world, such as in the United States, Europe and Australia, the rates of obesity between men and women are much closer. In some Western nations, male obesity is greater than female obesity," he added.
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Researchers from the University of Adelaide believe that exposure to estrogen may be fueling the male obesity epidemic. Experts explain that exposure to common substances found in affluent societies like soy products and plastics, which contain the female sex hormone, are making Western men fat.
The study compared Gross Domestic Product and obesity rates among men and women worldwide. While it was normal for women in developing countries to have significantly higher rates of obesity, the findings revealed little difference between sex and obesity in the western world.
"Hormonally driven weight gain occurs more significantly in females than in males, and this is very clear when we look at the rates of obesity in the developing world," researcher James Grantham said in a news release.
"However, in the Western world, such as in the United States, Europe and Australia, the rates of obesity between men and women are much closer. In some Western nations, male obesity is greater than female obesity," he added.
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