While women are expected to look 13 and a half forever or die trying, science is again coming to the rescue of fat middle aged men.
What’s wild is that being a dad (like literally a dad with kids not just spiritually or having that dad aesthetic) with some meat on your bones actually lowers your testosterone. While this sounds pretty horrifying off the bat, it’s actually way better for your immune system than being some jacked up crazy motherfucker till death.
From The Telegraph:
There is evidence that these men are less likely to suffer from heart attacks and prostate cancer, while a study in 2008 found that men with high metabolisms were around 50 per cent more likely to die in a given year than those whose bodies burned up less energy at rest.
Apparently chubby dads are also generally better fathers and more likely to be faithfully monogamous due to the fact that they aren’t making as much testosterone.
You go fat dads. You go.
Anybody gonna find out if there’s any benefits to being a little chubbier as a woman as you age or nah?
[Ed. note: This is a good time to reminisce about Chris Pratt’s dad bod]
“Anybody gonna find out if there’s any benefits to being a little chubbier as a woman as you age or nah?” Being chubby isn’t a benefit, it’s not what is adding years to men’s life, lower testosterone is – being chubby is just a side effect, not a root cause. So the answer to your question is clearly “no”, being chubby as a woman isn’t going to extend your lifespan. Women naturally live longer and have a higher fat ratio than men because they naturally have low testosterone. So if you’re chubbier than the average woman, chances are your life… Read more »