Men vs. women

By: Janese Watson

Why do people compare men and women? We were created differently and that is what we are. Men and women are equal in many ways, but different in many more. Our weight, shape, size and anatomy have huge differences we can all see. 

Women have four times as many brain cells, called neurons, that connect the right and left side of their brain. Men rely on the left side of their brain making them solve problems one step at a time. “I’ve always wondered if girls were smarter than guys,” says Riley Jackson. Women can focus on more than one problem at one time and prefer to solve problems through multiple activities at a time. That is only the beginning of the differences we have. 

There are a lot of interesting differences between men and women most people don’t realize. Men and women are alike in many ways, but unlike in a lot more ways. Metabolism, for example: there are small metabolic differences between men and women. Women’s total energy expenditure, which is the number of calories that metabolism needs, including breathing, blood circulation, digestion and physical activity, is around five to ten percent lower than men’s. The reduced energy expenditure can be partly explained by body composition. 

The physical differences between men and women provide functional advantages and have survival value. Senior Tenecia Clemmons asks, “Why are men more likely to lose weight over girls?” Men tend to lose weight faster than women, but why? One big difference between the sexes lies in food preferences, according to Katherine Tallmadge, the author of Diet Simple. “Men love their meat, and women are attached to carbohydrates,” she says. Men are larger and have more muscle than women due to the hormone testosterone. They are genetically designed to have a higher percentage of muscle and less fat. This helps them keeping fit and allows them in to eat more calories. Men and women have plenty of differences, but we were made to be different right?