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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess this depends on your age- but I’m 40 and when I was that age, we were pretty much all on birth control pills, and smoking was uncommon. I did know a few who were on antidepressants but yes that is more common now...

I have two sisters in this age group (from my dad’s second marriage) and they eat much differently that we did at that age. Lots of Starbucks and more quick service foods- Chipotle etc. I also agree a big piece is the “body acceptance” thing- which is great in so many ways but really reduces the social pressure not to put on extra pounds...

My own group on friends is, on the whole, thinner than either of my sister’s peer groups- and we all put in more effort to stay fit/healthy too. That has to be a big change from previous generations- when I was 20 my friends and I were definitely thinner than our moms! [/quote]

Rates of smoking have dropped 44% in the Americas from 1980 to 2016, according to the WHO. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827120/rate-of-change-in-cigarette-consumption-by-who-region/

I don't know how that subdivides out for young women in the USA&lt; but I'll keep looking. I doubt it is that different. [/quote]

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