And, as seen in the UK, within the population of an individual country, men’s height differences were smaller than women’s as living conditions improved over time.

Researchers from Eli Lilly who tracked weight changes for a group of 4,677 people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity found female participants lost up to 24.6% of their body weight during treatment ...

But the news isn’t all bad. According to CDC data, the rate at which American men are gaining weight is slowing down. Since 2002, men in the U.S. increased their average weight by just 5 pounds.