eli5 – Why do some obese men get rock hard giant bellies, but you rarely if ever see rock hard bellies on obese women?

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Every obese woman that I have ever known has maintained a soft squishy belly, while men seem to get these rock hard beach balls attached to them. What is the difference in male and female bodies that makes this happen?

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I think one person mentioned alcohol consumption leading to more visceral fat and most others mentioning a disposition for males to have more visceral fat.. both are true.. anecdotally, that has been the case for me.. been a little overweight most my life (I’m a man) and never had a beer gut, then I started drinking heavily for a while and I developed one.. then I stopped drinking and lost and then regained the weight and my beer gut is gone

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