Americans Getting Taller, Much Heavier
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. In 1960-62, the average man weighed 166.3 pounds. By 1999-2002, the average was 191 pounds, according to the report from the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report said the average woman's weight rose from 140.2 pounds to 164.3 pounds.
The trends are the same for children, the report said. Average 10-year-olds weighed about 11 pounds more in 1999-2002 than they did 40 years ago. "All the kids who are obese now will become obese adults," a researcher said. "What will happen with the next generation of adults is really scary." Obesity can increase the likelihood of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and lead to other health problems.
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