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Anonymous wrote:The average American women wears a size 16-18? Surely that can't be true.

Have you ever traveled to anywhere west of the DMV and east of the entire west coast? I 100% believe this.

I actually live in the Midwest. I still can't believe it.

Some people, yes. I'll go as far as saying 30%. But the majority??? It's hard to believe.

PP here. I think the hang up is with the size 16-18 statement. That really means nothing. They should be posting the average height and corresponding weight, not clothing size.

Anonymous wrote:The average American women wears a size 16-18? Surely that can't be true.

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Anonymous wrote:The average American women wears a size 16-18? Surely that can't be true.

Have you ever traveled to anywhere west of the DMV and east of the entire west coast? I 100% believe this.

I actually live in the Midwest. I still can't believe it.

Some people, yes. I'll go as far as saying 30%. But the majority??? It's hard to believe.

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

add this to the list of words/phrases we can stop using now

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Anonymous wrote:Compare the Sidwell lunch menu to your local public and you have your answer. Add in food deserts, too.

It's incredible how much of our country doesn't have access to fresh food. The Dollar General supplies a lot of food, but most of it is frozen. Nearly all corn and wheat in this country is exported to provide feed for farm animals. We grow very little of our own produce, it's almost all imported.

Frozen tends to be cheaper than Fresh. Dollar general is introducing fresh produce, but similar experiments have crashed and burned. In a lot of the country, people shop at dollar general because they are priced out of Walmart. Those people will not be purchasing much fresh fruit.

So? Frozen fruit and frozen vegetables are NOT why most Americans are obese. Plus, they are almost identical in nutrients to fresh.

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Anonymous wrote:The average American women wears a size 16-18? Surely that can't be true.

Have you ever traveled to anywhere west of the DMV and east of the entire west coast? I 100% believe this.

Anonymous wrote:The average American women wears a size 16-18? Surely that can't be true.

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Anonymous wrote:Compare the Sidwell lunch menu to your local public and you have your answer. Add in food deserts, too.

It's incredible how much of our country doesn't have access to fresh food. The Dollar General supplies a lot of food, but most of it is frozen. Nearly all corn and wheat in this country is exported to provide feed for farm animals. We grow very little of our own produce, it's almost all imported.

Frozen tends to be cheaper than Fresh. Dollar general is introducing fresh produce, but similar experiments have crashed and burned. In a lot of the country, people shop at dollar general because they are priced out of Walmart. Those people will not be purchasing much fresh fruit.

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Anonymous wrote:Compare the Sidwell lunch menu to your local public and you have your answer. Add in food deserts, too.

It's incredible how much of our country doesn't have access to fresh food. The Dollar General supplies a lot of food, but most of it is frozen. Nearly all corn and wheat in this country is exported to provide feed for farm animals. We grow very little of our own produce, it's almost all imported.

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Anonymous wrote: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

So, at 5'7, size 6 with a 27 inch waist, I'm a skinny Minnie?!

Yes, but how coy. Surely you knew that..

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Anonymous wrote: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

So, at 5'7, size 6 with a 27 inch waist, I'm a skinny Minnie?!

Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Anonymous wrote:Compare the Sidwell lunch menu to your local public and you have your answer. Add in food deserts, too.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It is, which is why we support socialized medicine.

I think conservatives/libertarians are against socialized medicine for just this reason. People are eating junk and don't care at all about their health, why should others have to pay for it? Medicine would cost a lot less and would be more supported if people were generally healthier.

Preventative medicine would go a long way.

I know conservatives/libertarians think every issue someone encounters in life is because of their own moral failing, but that just isn’t so.

I agree that this doesn't apply to everyone who is overweight, but there has to be a systemic issue at play here given how much the nation as a whole is increasing in BMI, moreso than other developed countries (who also have this issue, but not nearly the rate the US does).

Right. If anyone is worried about this as a societal/systemic problem, let's hear some ideas for societal/systemic changes that will support healthier lifestyles.