"Women are in Weight Gain Denial"

Article here. Believe it or not, I'm not posting this to be snarky. I'll venture to speculate that many men have the same thing going on. There once was a time not long ago where people (at least here in the US) were a bit more health/weight-conscious. Call it the Jack LaLanne-Arnold Schwarzenegger Era. It lasted about 20 years, maybe 15. It was a time many people quit smoking, went to gyms or health clubs, and weighed themselves daily. Now, not so much, especially the daily weigh-in on the bathroom scale. At the least, that's always been a good habit. Being obese or significantly overweight isn't just a women's health issue but also a men's health issue. (Sadly, it's all too often a chidren's health issue as well.) Excerpt:

'There’s a dangerous epidemic sneaking up on women across the country, and it’s impact goes largely unnoticed.

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas found that women are gaining weight, sometimes rapidly, without noticing it at all.

Research showed that women, at an average age of 25, had put on up to 11 pounds over three years without realizing they had been getting heavier. This worries doctors because it indicates that national anti-obesity campaigns are failing and many women, in turn, are in danger of putting themselves at risk of cardiovascular disease and a number of other weight-related health issues.'

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