Women are “fatter” than Men

A normal body fat percentage range for a women is supposed to be 18 to 26 %, while a normal range for a man is 9 to 15 %. Scientist theorize that a woman’s larger fat deposits evolved as added means of nourishment during childbearing age. Woman’s fat deposits are probably due to mother nature’s version of a  nest egg.

Recent studies of two American migrant groups (the Donner party and the Willie Handcart Company) that were stranded in a mountain in the mid-1800’s show that more men than women died. The researcher believe that it was a higher body fat percentage that protected the women. As someone once said, “To prevent the human race from dying out, all you need is one man and many women”.

Covert Bailey, author of “Fit and Fat”, observes that “healthy women do jiggle!” He says in his book that “the buttock and thigh muscles may be quite firm, but most women, unless they are very young or have inherited thin legs and hips, carry a wiggling layer of fat in that area”. He further mentions that “even a super-athletic women – those who play professional tennis or run marathons – are not as solid in the hips and thighs as their moderately active male friends – this is simply part of being a woman.”