Employees of one of the American universities have discovered why the beautiful half of humanity has been so inexorably getting fat recently. It turns out that technological progress is to blame for female obesity. The amount of household work has decreased significantly today. For example, compared to 1965, women spend almost half the time on cleaning, washing and other household chores. As a result, the number of calories we burn is also significantly reduced. In particular, the researchers estimated that modern housewives burn an average of 360 calories less.
The time saved by washing or dishwashers and other "smart" equipment, women spend at the computer or TV. Snacks are becoming more frequent. If a woman works, the situation may look different. But even working women have less energy - an average of 132 calories. According to scientists' forecasts, the time spent on domestic work will continue to decrease, and the incidence of obesity will increase.
Reducing gender differences did not affect the fate of women. The weaker floor still does almost all the housework. If the current trend does not undergo any changes, the women will not soon wait for that happy day when the men will take over half of the housekeeping work. Researchers say that if this happens, then not before 2050.
