Society has perhaps put too much of an emphasis on the importance of being big and strong. Thanks to that chunk of humanity, men are getting away with overeating – and not necessarily the best kinds of food. In a pretty lazy society, overeating is the time killer top most performed activity. Be it out of stress, out of boredom, or out of reflex, overeating is a potentially harmful condition men particularly should be taking care of.
Because women and their weight and figure are more of an obsession to them, the inverse conditions are more likely to be present among this gender group. Extreme thinness and problems with lack of eating or very scarce eating are more known to happen among females. Men, on the contrary happen to show more cases of overeating, yet unnoticed or overlooked due to societal excuses like men being larger and therefore in need and capable of eating more. However, overeating does not have to escalate up to the point where medication is required – Xenical or the like.
No matter where a man is from, mothers have and always will cook for their boys and make them have seconds and even thirds. As a way to complement moms, and later on girlfriends, men overeat regardless of their brains telling them they are full. Overeating in situations like these is a way to sort of acknowledge the quality of the food and appreciation for the work of the chef, aka Mom or Wifey/Girlfriend.
Besides, boys can. Or so do many societies think; in a world of large equal power, the larger a man, the more powerful he is. I can only think of extra large Italian mobster-like men who parade around in their hugeness with some tiny lady next to them. The bigger a man, the more power he has. Funny, because apparently this seems to work for all societies in one way or another. Size also seems to be related to fine living, or fine dinning more specifically. Big sized men must eat really good stuff; really good stuff to eat is expensive; and expensive stuff is only at the reach of really powerful and wealthy men, aka big men. And so stereotypes transcend the pass of time.
Food and overeating can be a manifestation of boredom or stress too. Ever found yourself munching out of an extra butter, extra salt, bowl of pop corn for no reason whatsoever? You could have been bored and unconsciously ate the whole thing, but perhaps you were stressed out and found comfort in overeating. Certain foods can work as comforting agents, and when under a lot of stress, we ravish upon them like there was no tomorrow. This is usually cataloged as a female thing, with the whole ice cream-and-spoon cliché. However, men do this too. The big difference is perhaps the kinds of food men ingest. It might not be ice cream or chocolate but it sure can be peanuts or pretzels during happy hour at your local bar or a bag of chips while you watch a game.
The trouble with overeating in men is it might not be as obvious as other eating conditions. And yes, overeating is not considered an eating disorder, but it sure can cause a lot of damage. It can escalate and develop into an eating disorder, cause obesity and consequently cause heart problems, with obesity it can cause self-esteem and self-confidence issues; the list goes on.
So next time you are sitting in front of the TV watching a movie, make that super sized bowl a small one. Change chips for crudités and yogurt dip, or cut off completely and go running instead of having couch-potatoe time so often.
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