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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middle aged adults seemed to look a lot older back then than they do now.  I think that's because they ate more refined carbs and drinking cocktails in the evening was pretty standard.  There was a lot more smoking, too.

Kids had way less screen time back then and they walked/rode bikes everywhere - to the store, the pool, the neighborhood, friends' houses.  When I think back to some of the distances that my friends and I used to walk and bike to....it's pretty amazing.

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Family hobbyist genealogist here, and so much of this was societal expectations. Generations ago, "school girls" looked a certain way, and grandmothers did, too.[/quote]

They started families earlier, had more kids and just tended to have a tougher life in general.  If you look at pictures of 40 year old women back then and compare them with the almost girlish 40 year olds of today - there is a difference.

Back in the day women crash dieted to lose weight.  They under ate in general and smoked more.  That has a way of aging you.  Women now join gyms, have spa treatments, laser facial treatments, botox, fillers and all sorts of other things that keep them looking young.[/quote]

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