A new survey has found that a quarter of men prefer to have sex with the lights off, as they are ashamed of their bodies.
The research was carried out by the home diet delivery service, Diet Chef, the Independent reported.
The study, which polled British men between the ages of 20 and 30, claims to prove that male body confidence is at an all-time low with 45 percent of the men surveyed considering themselves to be overweight, while just under a fifth of men (16 percent) thinking they are clinically obese.
The survey claims that the stomach is the main problem area; with a staggering 64 percent stating it to be the least favourite part of their body.
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