

“Resting metabolic rate is lower in women than in men”:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8125870/#%3A~%3Atext=Abstract%2Cbody+composition+and+aerobic+fitness.
Granted, it’s entirely possible for individual variation or for a woman to eat larger portions than she needs, but that’s true of either sex.
One of the best things about DS9 season 2 is the little hints about the Dominion that they drop here and there. Really adds an ominous feeling and makes their introduction hit so right. Then of course, “The Jem’Hadar” is one of my favorite episodes.