Why are some guys so cluelss about women's body fat percentages?!


Question: Why are some guys so cluelss about women's body fat percentages!?
One girl posted her pics and asked what people thought her body fat percentage was!. She was clearly around the low 20's which is very healthy for a female, yet all these guys were saying ridiculously low numbers and that 20% is overweight!. Don't they realise that women have a higher body fat percentage than men!. Women don't have 10%-15% body fat unless they are VERY muscular like body builders!.

Men: 9%-21%
Women: 17%-29%Www@Answer-Health@Com


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What I think it really boils down to is that a lot of people answer questions here when they have no idea what they're talking about!.

However, the question, at least as you posted it here, seemed to invite anyone to tell what they 'thought', which is basically asking anyone, regardless of their knowledge of women's physiology, to basically guess at it!.

Women have an extra layer of fat that is used by their bodies during pregnancy, and historically, to keep them healthier during lean times when food is scarce, as the number of available females is more important than the number of available males in terms of propagation and continuation of the species!.

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For the most part, we're programmed by society from a very young age to think fat is an undesirable thing!. Since breasts, a nice ***, etc!. are seen as desirable traits, I think men tend to overlook the fact that these parts are made of, well, fat, and hence don't see the logic why women SHOULD have a higher percentage!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I work in the health care area so i'm not clueless but you are absolutely correct!.
Sometimes i see a girls picture posted and many people tell her she is fat and needs to do some crunches or some rubbish like that when all she has is a perfectly normal healthy female shape!. Woman are not meant to be the sticks that are shown on t!.v and movies!Www@Answer-Health@Com

A man starts to look "flabby" around 15%, so many assume that a slender woman would have less than that!.

To answer your question, some men are clueless that a woman must maintain a higher body fat percentage because some men are clueless about women!.

P!.S!. - That picture made me throw up a little bit!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

i know an anthletic looking male comes in at 10% ( almost pure muscle) - 15% (still well in 6 pack territory) when i still had my six pack i was 17% and I am thin!.

but i would've assumed that women were the same so thanks for the info!. i asume that is some thing to do with the ability to give birth am i correct!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

Just a guess, but when a guy looks at a girl, body fat percentage is not one of the statistics he's accustomed to thinking about!. I'm not sure that the exact number is important to anyone except the owner of the body!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Personally, I'm clueless because I don't give a rat's @ss!. I have no stake in the matter!. I think you sound a little pist off about this!. Just let it go dude!. What do you expect!? Most of us aren't nutritionists or health experts!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's nothing to get clued up about, but reading between the lines I'm guessing that you're rather fat yourself!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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