If female babies are born more prone to obesity, the likelihood of their gaining too much weight before or during pregnancy increases, thus putting their offspring at greater risk.
Health experts believe the narrowing obesity gap shows how schemes to tackle the countrys weight problem are having less effect on men, with women more likely to go on diets or join a gym.
So the snacking, over-drinking and overeating that makes people fat is not really their own fault: obesity is in large part something that is being done to them.
One drawback is that children become fixated and immersed in their screen time and become reluctant to exercise, resulting in problems such as obesity.