I asked chatgpt, so, full disclosure, I have not gone to the sources.

🧑 Men Overweight: ~34% (from earlier 2017–2018 NHANES)
Obesity: ~39.3% (2021–23 age-adjusted)
Severe Obesity: ~6.7% (2021–23)

👩 Women
Overweight: ~27.5% (2017–18 NHANES)
Obesity: ~41.4% (2021–23 age-adjusted)
Severe Obesity: ~12.1% (2021–23)

I guess it's possible there are enough muscular men to throw the numbers off in the "overweight" category, and the "Severe obesity" category is skewed a good bit more strongly to women for sure, but the numbers just don't strike me as that different.

What I've noticed is a real class difference, developing particularly over the past ~15 years. It's pretty rare to find an obese college professor (male or female). Sure, you'll have many with soft bodies, many in the lower spectrum of overweight, and many who are completely out of shape, but obesity+ is rare.

Lower end store workers, even construction workers, machine operators, etc., I see a lot more weight issues. Guy who re-gravelled my driveway recently was huge but a wizard the machines. He also did plenty by hand, was strong, and isn't being held back, but dude was 300+ for sure.

Bottom line for me. We need less processed food, less sugar, and we need food policies that make it possible and DESIRABLE for fast food and other restaurant to serve food that isn't absolute shit.

I asked chatgpt, so, full disclosure, I have not gone to the sources.

🧑 Men Overweight: ~34% (from earlier 2017–2018 NHANES) Obesity: ~39.3% (2021–23 age-adjusted) Severe Obesity: ~6.7% (2021–23) 👩 Women Overweight: ~27.5% (2017–18 NHANES) Obesity: ~41.4% (2021–23 age-adjusted) Severe Obesity: ~12.1% (2021–23)

I guess it's possible there are enough muscular men to throw the numbers off in the "overweight" category, and the "Severe obesity" category is skewed a good bit more strongly to women for sure, but the numbers just don't strike me as that different.

What I've noticed is a real class difference, developing particularly over the past ~15 years. It's pretty rare to find an obese college professor (male or female). Sure, you'll have many with soft bodies, many in the lower spectrum of overweight, and many who are completely out of shape, but obesity+ is rare.

Lower end store workers, even construction workers, machine operators, etc., I see a lot more weight issues. Guy who re-gravelled my driveway recently was huge but a wizard the machines. He also did plenty by hand, was strong, and isn't being held back, but dude was 300+ for sure.

Bottom line for me. We need less processed food, less sugar, and we need food policies that make it possible and DESIRABLE for fast food and other restaurant to serve food that isn't absolute shit.