Overweight and oblivious: Aussie men embrace the beer belly
Now ask any college female and she’ll tell you: Australian men are hot. Like, really hot. Think Heath Ledger hot (may he rest in peace). However, this article from LiveNews may prove otherwise. Calling all college men everywhere– please, please, please do not take a cue from these guys:
Australian men are in denial about their weight and have come to accept the beer belly as the norm.
Professor Ian Caterson, from the University of Sydney says the misperceptions of men are deeply entrenched in Australian culture, with men forming the idea that bigger is better.
A national survey has found 60 per cent of men have a body mass index over 30 but only 36 per cent consider themselves overweight.
Professor Caterson says their female partners also seem to say it’s OK for their men to carry the extra kilos.
When it comes to their own weight, when women notice they have become heavier they tend to do something about it.
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good article