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Apparently the average american woman now has a 37.5 inche waist, up 2 inches, and now wears a 16 to 18. I find this really surprising, and a bit sad. Since the average American woman is also 5'4", that can't be good.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17543266.2016.1214291?journalCode=tfdt20 |
| This thread is going to crash and burn. |
Grabbing my popcorn. |
Your link was published in 2016. Trying to rev up site views for ad revenue, eh? |
And the survey ended in 2010. It must be worse now. So sad for our country, the future of healthcare and our military. |
Socialized medicine will bring about positive peer pressure for people to stop smoking and live healthier lives.... in addition to other things, like lower Healthcare costs on a national basis. |
Sorry I didn't see it until today. Maybe I should go hunt for a newer one? I actually saw it on a less reliable platform and figured I'd link to the actual study. Kind of a stupid comment on your part--journal article sites aren't exactly known for ad revenue. |
It's a published study, not an indictment of anyone. No reason it should do either, really. |
I get the sense OP doesn’t support that. |
It's not like anyone is saying all these overweight women should be ________ because __________. It's just fact, whether we like it or not. |
No idea why you think that. I'm OP and I'm from a country with socialized medicine. |
| This I definitely believe. Once I leave the DMV area, I end up looking downright skinny with my 5'4" 170 lb body. |
| I'm surprised this isn't more of an issue with liberals. Just imagine how much less food we'd need to produce if Americans ate less/ate normal portions. Less greenhouse gases, less carbon, less trucking food around. |
| Why does it make you sad? Unpack that. |
| This doesn’t surprise me at all, although it’s really sad. |