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16 Interesting And Unusual Things Most Women Don’t Know About Their Bodies

By Andrew Alpin, 3 January 2018

4The diameter of female hair is two times smaller than a man

This is no surprise that a man’s hair will be coarser than a woman’s. Hair diameter also varies in averages according to races. While males also have more terminal hair on their bodies, women have what is called vellus hair on their bodies which are smaller and less visible.

The diameter of female hair is two times smaller than a man.

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5Women burn fat slower than men

Yes!! Women burn fat slower by 50kcal a day in comparison to men. Women have 8 to 10% more body fat than men whose resting metabolic rate is 10% higher than women. The reason for this difference is because men have metabolically more active muscle and because of lean body mass, men burn 20% calories more at rest. The best way to boost up a sluggish metabolism is by building more muscle through resistance training and building up more lean body mass. This also helps you burn more calories while sleeping.

Women burn fat slower than men

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6Women have more sweet receptors than men

Research at Yale University found that women have more taste buds than men. #5% of women can call themselves supertasters in comparison to 15% of men. This also means women can identify flavors like sweet, sour and bitter better than men. Women also have a greater ability to identify sweeter tastes than men.

A Danish study researching the sense of taste between primary and secondary school children through analysis of their food preferences found that girl recognized tastes better than boys.

Women have more sweet receptors than men