Obese people end up with obese partners and beget obese kids, according to scientists in Britain. Scientists at the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen University found that people were selecting mates who had body fat similar to their own bodies and the double dose of obese genes ran a risk of begetting obese kids.
Researchers are not clear what attracts an obese person to another but the reason why obese people end up together is probably because they empathize and feel more comfortable with each other and don’t have to worry about their bodies.
Professor John Speakman, of Aberdeen University who was a part of the study, said:
Perhaps the social activities of the overweight and obese people coincide, making them more likely to meet partners who are also overweight and obese. This makes it possible for potential partners to select each other on the basis of body fatness.
For the first time in 2006, the number of people who are overweight have outnumbered those who are malnourished in Britain. A study in the British Medical Journal warned that obesity could actually bankrupt the National Health Service as it is costing the British economy about 7.4 billion pounds a year.
The cause for worry is the increasing obesity in the country and not obese people coming together. It’s time for officials to look into these matters seriously before things go out of hands.
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