Americans Getting Taller, Much Heavier

October 27, 2004 D. H. McKee

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Americans are getting a little taller and a lot fatter. Adults are roughly an inch taller than they were in the early 1960s, on average, and nearly 25 pounds heavier, the government reported Wednesday.
The nation’s expanding waistline has been well documented, though Wednesday’s report is the first to quantify it based on how many pounds the average person is carrying.
The reasons are no surprise: more fast food, more television and less walking around the neighborhood, to name a few. Earlier this year, researchers reported that obesity fueled by poor diet and lack of activity threatens to overtake tobacco use as the leading preventable cause of death.
In 1960-62, the average man weighed 166.3 pounds. By 1999-2002, the average had reached 191 pounds, according to the National Center for Health Statistics part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which issued the report. Similarly, the report said, the average woman’s weight rose from 140.2 pounds to 164.3 pounds.
ABC News: Americans Getting Taller, Much Heavier

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