Essay: Atheism, obesity and "man boobs"

Michael Nugent is chairperson of the atheist group Atheist Ireland.

The global atheism population has a significant problem with obesity (See: Atheism and obesity).

Michael Nugent is chairperson of the atheist association Atheist Ireland.

Pictures of an overweight Michael Nugent can be found HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE. Videos featuring an overweight Michael Nugent can be found HERE and HERE.

Michael Nugent and gynecomastia ("man boobs")

In 2012, Ireland was ranked in the top 11 atheist populations in a survey which questioned 50,000 people from 57 countries across the globe.

Ireland is on course to become the most obese country in Europe, according to 2015 figures from World Health Organisation (WHO) experts. See: Ireland, irreligion and obesity

In 2019, a picture of Michael Nugent can be found HERE where Michael Nugent appears to have gynecomastia ("man boobs"). In the video, DEBATE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH VS FREEDOM TO INSULT Michael Nugent vs Abdullah al Andalusi (UCD, Ireland), Nugent has a discussion with a Muslim and Nugent's "man boobs" can be clearly seen. The Muslim Abdullah al Andalusi was slim and didn't have any "man boobs". And Mr. Andalusi didn't insult Nugent by telling him that he was a godless infidel with "man boobs".

In 2023, the Medical News Today article How to get rid of man boobs declared:

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In some males, breast tissue enlarges due to hormonal changes, medication use, or an underlying health condition. Treating the underlying condition, dietary changes, and exercise may help reduce breast tissue in males... The medical term for this condition is gynecomastia. Some people talk about “man boobs,” which may feel like an uncomfortable or bothersome term. This may lead them to feel embarrassed to seek a doctor’s advice about enlarged breast tissue... There are several potential causes of gynecomastia, including... obesity...

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Men's Health article These 4 Exercises Will Help to Banish Your Man Boobs states:

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The conversation around body type is shifting as more guys are willing to decry the dark side of the pursuit of an ideal physique—but that doesn’t mean the pressure to be perfect has vanished. A strong, shapely chest is a uniquely male attribute that many may feel like they should have, no exceptions. Hollywood superheroes are still largely portrayed as barrel-chested, which can be difficult to see for men who don’t fit that particular mold. Due to this and other factors, the desire for the main-character body may still persist in the back of your mind. Gaining self-confidence regardless of your physical attributes is important for your mental health, but there’s also nothing wrong with trying to become the best version of yourself. If that means shedding some weight or building muscle when you feel like you need to, you’re allowed to change your body the way you see fit.

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Why can't the overweight atheist Michael Nugent be more like the fit and trim Christians Chuck Norris and Mike Huckabee who have a complete absence of "man boobs"?

Question: Why can't the overweight atheist Michael Nugent be more like the fit and trim Christians Chuck Norris and Mike Huckabee who have a complete absence of "man boobs"?

In the 1972 movie Way of the Dragon, the Christian Chuck Norris had a manly, muscular chest with a complete absence of "man boobs".

In the 1972 movie Way of the Dragon, the Christian Chuck Norris had a manly, muscular chest with a complete absence of "man boobs".

Real men have hair on their chest like Chuck Norris. They don't have "man boobs" like the godless, obese Michael Nugent.

Chuck Norris is a very patriotic American and he endorsed the Total Gym athletic equipment which is a very useful piece of equipment to avoid getting "man boobs"

Chuck Norris endorsed the Total Gym athletic equipment which is a very useful piece of equipment to avoid getting "man boobs".

Upcoming Michael Nugent protest at the United Nations? Will he flash his "man boobs" at a United Nations meeting to protest the "lack of objective sex education" in Irish schools?

The article entitled Atheist Ireland gets United Nations status posted at the Atheist Ireland website declares:

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Atheist Ireland has been granted special consultative status at the United Nations. We are the first national-level atheist organisation to get this status. It means we can engage with the UN Economic and Social Council, Human Rights Council, General Assembly, and Secretariat, in order to advance our aims. On January 24 and 25, we will attend our first UN session with special consultative status, when the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will be questioning Ireland in Geneva. We will be highlighting religious discrimination in Irish schools including the lack of objective sex education.

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Questions: Will there be an upcoming Michael Nugent protest at the United Nations? If so, will he flash his "man boobs" at a United Nations meeting to protest the "lack of objective sex education" in Irish schools?

The United Nations flag.

Questions: Will there be an upcoming Michael Nugent protest at the United Nations? If so, will he flash his "man boobs" at a United Nations meeting to protest the "lack of objective sex education" in Irish schools?

Atheism and obesity

See also: Atheism and obesity

Two of the major risk factors for becoming obese according to the Mayo Clinic are poor dietary choices and inactivity. According to the Gallup Inc., "Very religious Americans are more likely to practice healthy behaviors than those who are moderately religious or nonreligious."

The current atheist population mostly resides in East Asia (particularly China) and in secular Europe/Australia primarily among whites. Most atheists are East Asians (see: Asian atheism). See: Global atheism and Western atheism and race

Secular Europe and communist China have significant problems with obesity (see: Secular Europe and obesity and China and obesity). In addition, Australia has a significant problem with obesity (see: Australia, irreligion and obesity).

In the United States at the present time, the greater the degree of irreligiosity in a generation, the higher their obesity rate is.

According to the Gallup Inc., "Very religious Americans are more likely to practice healthy behaviors than those who are moderately religious or nonreligious."

Gallup declared concerning the study which measured the degree to which religiosity affects health practices: "Generalized linear model analysis was used to estimate marginal scores all five reported metrics after controlling for age (in years), gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, education (number of years), log of income, and region of the country... Results are based on telephone interviews conducted as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey Jan. 2-July 28, 2010, with a random sample of 554,066 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, selected using random-digit-dial sampling.

The Gallup study gives some insight into the above average health habits of the very religious and not necessarily the health habits of atheists. The reason is that the Gallup organization defines a non-religious as a person where "Religion is not an important part of daily life and church/synagogue/mosque attendance occurs seldom or never. This group constitutes 29.7% of the adult population." While many Western atheists are non-religious, not all non-religious people are atheists.

Gallup further declares: "Very religious Americans make healthier choices than their moderately religious and nonreligious counterparts across all four of the Healthy Behavior Index metrics, including smoking, healthy eating, and regular exercise. Smoking is one area of particular differentiation between the very religious and less religious Americans, with the nonreligious 85% more likely to be smokers than those who are very religious."

A 2010 study reported in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion found that for Korean women living in California, religion "may help prevent obesity."

Paul-Henri Thiry was an early advocate of atheism in Europe.

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Thiry "used his great wealth to throw the dinner parties for which he is famous."

See also

• Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution
• Overweight atheists comedy and satire
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