How to lose the MOOBS!

0 Comments | Daily Mirror, The; London (UK), Jun 22, 2010 | by MIRIAM STOPPARD

It’s that time of year when men strip off their shirts and dare to bare their torsos – unless they have something to hide.

Some would rather sizzle in the summer heat than reveal their flabby secret.

It’s not the beer belly I’m talking about, though there are plenty of those around. Man boobs – or moobs as they’re known – are now commonplace.

Increasing obesity is partly to blame but we’re also more aware of them because of the huge interest in celebrities’ imperfections.

It’s certainly a brave – or very toned – celeb who takes his shirt off in public these days. Simon Cowell, Jack Nicholson, John Travolta and even Tony Blair and David Cameron have all come under painful scrutiny in this area.

But instead of making men feel better about their own imperfections, I suspect it’s made them feel more anxious.

Earlier this year, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) reported an 80% increase in operations to correct gynaecomastia (the medical term for man breasts) to nearly 600 in 2009.

No bloke joke

Man boobs are seen as a bit of a joke as it’s not considered manly for a bloke to be too worried about his appearance. Most people seem to feel that men should get down the gym and get in shape if they’re that sensitive about it
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