Gender differences hit the kitchen

Fodder for new research.

"If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then Mars is a land where the refrigerators are stocked with meat and frozen pizza and Venus has a bounty of yogurt, fruits and vegetables, a new study suggests.

The study of eating habits of adults — called the most extensive of its kind — was a telephone survey of 14,000 Americans. It confirmed conventional wisdom that most men eat more meat than women, and women eat more fruits and vegetables."

So riddle me this, Batman:

Why are there more obese women than men if women eat more yogurt, fruits and vegetables ("healthy" foods) and men eat more "junk" foods (meat and pizza)?

Here is the HHS/NIH stat:

Q: How many adults age 20 and older are obese (BMI > 30)?

A: Nearly one-third of U.S. adults are obese.

All adults: 63.6 million (31.4 percent)
Women: 35 million (33.2 percent)
Men: 28.6 million (29.5 percent)

Clearly, "a bounty of yogurt, fruits and vegetables" are more fattening than "meat and frozen pizza."

Must do study. Must do study. Must do study.