The normalisation of obesity ?

Too ripped to be sexy? Dad bod fans might think so  Some women - apparently - find the ultra-fit, super-honed male body a bit off-putting.
Can't think why.
Granite muscles and stomachs of steel are out, they say. What's in is something, well, a bit more cuddly - the dad bod.  Suitably squidgy, bear-like if bulging, it is the kind of body that looks lived in rather than worked on.  With a dad bod, that paunch ceases to be a button-bursting embarrassment and becomes a swelling asset in the dating game.
Really?
What the dad bod Twitter storm tells us is that the human body remains a battleground.
What reason did those women give for favouring the ample-bodied over the agile-bodied?
Well, Mackenzie Pearson, a student who arguably coined the phrase dad bod, said it was a "perfect balance between a beer gut and working out".
I'm fine with the first bit.
"We don't want a guy that makes us feel insecure about our bodies. We are insecure enough as it is."
While there is pressure on young men and women to look like models there is another equally pernicious trend emerging - the normalisation of obesity.
Put simply, there is so much of it around these days we have just got used to it.
Stroll down any British beach, peep into any children's playground and the UK health crisis is plain to see.
Is obesity being normalised?
A quarter of children are now overweight or obese and the figures for adults are much, much worse.
Some of those people, unless their lives change, will die younger than they should. They'll have less agile lives and possibly health complications
So how do we pick our way through this ethical minefield?
Clearly some people have medical conditions which lead them to gain weight and human bodies also change with age too.  And some would also say it is for the individual to decide what to do with their own bodies. It's a fair point.
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The normalisation of obesity ?

Too ripped to be sexy? Dad bod fans might think so Some women - apparently - find the ultra-fit, super-honed male body a bit off-putting. Cant think why. Granite muscles and stomachs of steel are out, they say. Whats in is something, well, a bit more cuddly - the dad bod. Suitably squidgy, bear-like if bulging, it is the kind of body that looks lived in rather than worked on. With a dad bod, that paunch ceases to be a button-bursting embarrassment and becomes a swelling asset in the dating game. Really? What the dad bod Twitter storm tells us is that the human body remains a battleground. What reason did those women give for favouring the ample-bodied over the agile-bodied? Well, Mackenzie Pearson, a student who arguably coined the phrase dad bod, said it was a perfect balance between a beer gut and working out. Im fine with the first bit. We dont want a guy that makes us feel insecure about our bodies. We are insecure enough as it is. While there is pressure on young men and women to look like models there is another equally pernicious trend emerging - the normalisation of obesity. Put simply, there is so much of it around these days we have just got used to it. Stroll down any British beach, peep into any childrens playground and the UK health crisis is plain to see. Is obesity being normalised? A quarter of children are now overweight or obese and the figures for adults are much, much worse. Some of those people, unless their lives change, will die younger than they should. Theyll have less agile lives and possibly health complications So how do we pick our way through this ethical minefield? Clearly some people have medical conditions which lead them to gain weight and human bodies also change with age too. And some would also say it is for the individual to decide what to do with their own bodies. Its a fair point. BBC