As all of the western countries are struggling with child obesity problems, Swedes are facing a strange problem where little girls are more likely to be obese as compared to little boys according to a recent study. The study performed by researchers at Sweden’s Uppsala University showed that only 4 years girls are six times more likely to be obese compared to 20 years ago — a bigger jump than among boys (From Yahoo News).
There are many reasons give for this big difference in obesity rate. One reason could be the lifestyle change that may be behind all this. Another reason can be boys are more active as compared to girls. And when the calories load increase, the girls are more affected as compared to boys.
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