- Women are also terrified of independent problem solving, so unless they can find someone to show them a perky, fashionable way to lose weight, they can't figure it out. That's awful for health and weight loss, because it's a completely individual process and it needs to be intrinsically motivated.
it's not just that
there is a ton of absolute bullshit weight loss """advice""" and most of it is specifically aimed at women, they are bombarded with insane amounts of bad information and due to their more trusting nature (especially towards sources they view as authoritative) they are more prone to falling for this bullshit than men are.
fad diets and meme nutrition advice exist for men too (paleo diet, keto diet, raw meat proponents, supplement peddlers) but it is not nearly as prevalent and widespread as the stuff that's targeted at women, partially because men are more likely to figure out proper nutrition on their own through health/fitness related interests.
for example, consider this hypothetical example: it's 2012, a woman hangs out on tumblr, a guy hangs out on 4chan.
the woman thinks about weight loss and looks for it on tumblr. what results does she get?
>pro-ana shit where girls celebrate eating 500kcal per day while cutting themselves
>veganism shit driven by climate lunacy and animal rights moralfaggotry
>fat acceptance shit driven by spiteful fatties trying to spread their misery
none of these are helpful or healthy, following any of their advice will just make things worse for her.
meanwhile the man thinks about weight loss so he clicks the health and fitness board on 4chan. the first thing he sees there is the /fit/ sticky thread which hasn't changed in over a decade and just links to this page:
what does he find on that page? a decent beginner guide to weightlifting and nutrition that contains actual useful information and will put him on the right track.
the underlying difference here is that content on 4chan is made by men and for men, so it contains useful information about how to improve yourself and solve your problems
whereas the content on tumblr is made by women and for women, so it contains worthless retardation and basically just encourages you to bitch and whine into the void for all eternity