Male body confidence at all-time low: Over a QUARTER of British men prefer to have sex with lights off due to feeling 'uncomfortable and ashamed' of their bodies

The stomach is least favourite part for 64% of men

Over a third think their partners have better bodies than they do

Over half think friends have better bodies

They can often seem like the more confident sex but a new survey has revealed that male body confidence is, in fact, at an all-time low.

So low that over a quarter of British men (26 per cent) prefer to have sex with the lights off due to feeling uncomfortable and ashamed of their bodies.

The study, which polled British men between the ages of 20 and 30, has also shown that the stomach is the main problem area; with a staggering 64 per cent stating it to be the least favourite part of their body.



When the lights go out: Over a quarter of British men (26 per cent) prefer to have sex with the lights off due to feeling uncomfortable and ashamed of their bodies Just over a third of those surveyed (36 per cent) felt that their partners had far better bodies than they did.

The study also revealed that over half of these men (53 per cent), felt that their friends had better bodies than they did too, which in turn made them feel conscious of their own body shape.



Just under half of the men surveyed (45 per cent) considered themselves to be overweight, while just under a fifth of men (16 per cent) thought that they were clinically obese.



Insecure: Over half of the men felt that their friends had better bodies than they did too, which in turn made them feel conscious of their own body shape. The biggest area of concern? 64 per cent of men say their stomach



The survey also revealed that the majority of men constantly (69 per cent) worry about their weight, with a huge proportion (61 per cent) discussing ways they could shed the pounds amongst their peers.



A spokesperson for Diet Chef, who commissioned the research, said: 'This survey has revealed some very interesting results, I was particularly surprised to see that male confidence can be affected so much that they would rather be intimate with the lights off.



'While it is important to be aware of your body shape, it’s also important to not let a fixation on your body shape dominate your life - the most important thing is to be healthy, eat a balanced diet and take regular exercise. '

