A privately funded
campaign is has narrowed in
on a tool for helping men to gauge their obesity. When standing upright, can
they see their penis?
After funding their
own survey of 1,000 British men, the health advocacy group found
that "33 percent of men in Britain aged between 35 and 60 years are unable
to see their penis" because of their bellies. They presumably controlled
for poor vision.
Dubbed "The Big Check,"
the campaign is based on the simple idea that men may be flippant about the health risks of
belly fat, but anything concerning their junk is likely to get their
attention.
According to the
group's staff expert, "Men care more about maintaining their cars than
their own bodies, and often only see the doctor if told to by a female partner
or relative." Dr. Sarah includes helpful tips
on how woman can shoulder the responsibility for their guy's health, which,
aside from one "sexy" suggestion ("encourage him to check his
testicles regularly for lumps -- or check them yourself as part of
foreplay") are mostly just variations on nagging.
Dr. Sarah's apparent lack of faith in men being
able to do anything for their own health comes off far from progressive. But as
long as we're throwing the kitchen sink at the obesity epidemic, I can think of
worse ways of going about it.
Story carried in The Atlantic Health http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/11/1-in-3-men-cant-see-their-penis/264615/
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