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| Americans are getting fatter but not taller, study finds | Americans are getting fatter but not taller, study finds |
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| A new federal report released on Thursday shows US adults are not getting any taller but they are still putting on weight. | A new federal report released on Thursday shows US adults are not getting any taller but they are still putting on weight. |
| The average US adult is overweight and just a few pounds from obese, thanks to average weight increases in all population groups, but particularly whites and Hispanics. | The average US adult is overweight and just a few pounds from obese, thanks to average weight increases in all population groups, but particularly whites and Hispanics. |
| Overall, the average height for men actually fell very slightly over the past decade. There was no change for women. | Overall, the average height for men actually fell very slightly over the past decade. There was no change for women. |
| One factor may be the shift in the country’s population. There is a growing number of Mexican Americans, who account for about two-thirds of Hispanics in the US, and that group tends to be a little shorter, said one of the report’s authors, Cynthia Ogden of the federal agency the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | One factor may be the shift in the country’s population. There is a growing number of Mexican Americans, who account for about two-thirds of Hispanics in the US, and that group tends to be a little shorter, said one of the report’s authors, Cynthia Ogden of the federal agency the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| The findings come from a 2015-16 health survey that measures height and weight. A sample of more than 5,000 US adults took part. | The findings come from a 2015-16 health survey that measures height and weight. A sample of more than 5,000 US adults took part. |
| CDC records date back to the early 1960s, when the average man was a little over 5ft 8in tall and weighed 166lb. Now, men are almost 1in taller and more than 30lb heavier. But today’s average height of 5ft 9in is about a 10th of an inch shorter than about a decade ago. | CDC records date back to the early 1960s, when the average man was a little over 5ft 8in tall and weighed 166lb. Now, men are almost 1in taller and more than 30lb heavier. But today’s average height of 5ft 9in is about a 10th of an inch shorter than about a decade ago. |
| Weight loss linked to healthy eating not genetics, study finds | Weight loss linked to healthy eating not genetics, study finds |
| The average woman in the early 1960s was 5ft 3in and 140lb. Now, women are a half-inch taller and about 30lb heavier, on average. | The average woman in the early 1960s was 5ft 3in and 140lb. Now, women are a half-inch taller and about 30lb heavier, on average. |
| Other survey findings include that in the last decade, the average weight of men rose about 2lb, to 198. For women, it rose 6lb, to nearly 171. | Other survey findings include that in the last decade, the average weight of men rose about 2lb, to 198. For women, it rose 6lb, to nearly 171. |
| Men have 40in waistlines, on average. Women’s waistlines are a little under 39in. | Men have 40in waistlines, on average. Women’s waistlines are a little under 39in. |
| The average height of black men and white men has been holding about steady, at a little under 5ft 10in. Mexican American and Asian American men are roughly 3in shorter than white men and black men, on average. There was a similar height gap in women. | |
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