We all know that obesity rates are rising around the world with at least 60% of Americans being overweight and obese, even in the developing countries obesity has skyrocketed, in Mexico, for example 73% of the population is overweight or obese. However, when the issue of obesity is brought up on this subreddit, it’s always framed as an issue in regarding female attractiveness, which is not something I am offended by, because as a former fat person I readily acknowledge that being overweight makes you less attractive.

However, we know that obesity doesn’t just negatively impact women, it also negatively impacts men, and is probably one of the biggest contributors to a lot of issues trp talks about. For instance, there has been this whole frenzy discussion taking place all over the manosphere about the suppose ‘feminization’ of men, with many using the fact that male sperm count has fallen over recent years as evidence of further male feminization. Some try to connect this phenomenon to some vast feminist conspiracy to feminize men when actual scientists who looked at the issue say the more likely culprit in falling male sperm count is growing obesity. There was another freak out about this rising feminization when a study, found that millennial men had less grip strength then their fathers at the same age, as in turns out some studies have also shown there is a connection between obesity and weaker bone strength.

Furthermore, we know that obesity in men feminizes the body, it lowers testosterone levels, increases estrogen production, increases the risk of developing erectile dysfunction and lowers ones libido.

Given all that, why isn't obesity not brought up more as a reason for why some men have issues with their sex lives and dating? Obesity puts you at a huge disadvantage compared to being at a healthy weight, in fact a study by Duke University found that overweight men were 25 times more likely then healthy weight men to say they were dissatisfied with their sex lives, given how prevalent obesity has become in the past decade alone and is rising all over the world, it would be probably be in everyone’s best interest to take this issue as it relates to dating and sex more seriously. I know trp does advice men to lift weights, but that’s usually about it when it comes to this topic.