I'll push back a bit here and I hope nobody assumes I'm a male feminist. As a currently overweight guy, I take some blame for the obesity situation in the states. I'm on track, doing what I'm supposed to do and lost a lot of weight but it would have been a lot better for me and my whole family if I never got to this point at at all. Just a little background.
Look, men and women are getting "bigger" in the states. A lot of my formerly slender and in shape college friends are now overweight. It's sad to see. If we all took care of ourselves, looked as good as we could, I think most people would be happier in life and dating.
Look at pictures of men and women in the 60s and seventies. Average folks just looked so much better because they weren't grossly overweight.