Dr. Sharma

Dr. Sharma writes an excellent, medically-focused blog.

He reviews a recent Danish publication that suggests that men and women differ in their reasons for weight gain:

Rather, based on their findings, the authors suggest that obesity prevention strategies need to target men and women differently and must take into account their very different life histories:

In women, obesity prevention strategies are perhaps best focussed at key times during their biological lifecycles (e.g. at puberty, around pregnancies and menopause) and emotional eating may be best dealt with by addressing and improving coping skills in personal relationships (i.e. at home, within families, etc.).

In men, obesity prevention efforts are perhaps best targeted at periods of educational or professional transition. Emotional eating in men may be best dealt with by addressing social stressors related to work and livelihood and are probably best offered in the workplace.

For me personally, career transitions and personal challenges have both contributed to overweight.  Do you believe that men and women differ in this regard?