"... women have surpassed men in obesity rates..."

Why are women losing the battle of the bulge?

Rising obesity rates for women weigh on doctors' minds. 

"After a national report this summer showed that women have surpassed men in obesity rates, doctors and obesity researchers are searching for answers to why women are struggling more than men.

For the first time, more than 40 percent of U.S. women are obese, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The nation as a whole continues to struggle with obesity, with 35 percent of men considered obese. But while men's obesity rates appear to have stabilized, women's are still rising, the CDC report shows."