The average weight for American women today is close to 170 pounds. More than men in 1960. What happened women?

They heard my dad's speech in 1969. "Kid, everything you want in life...It's all about a patch of hair about this big.."

Men have significantly lowered their standards. That's what happened. Stupid men.

Does he shower wrote:

Go asian. 90% of them are not obese.

They are scrawny fat because they eat too much rice and not enough animal meat!

Run Doctor wrote:

What is the weight of the average male now compared to 1960?

Please share so you have at least some reasonable comparisons.

In defense of women I will point out that the average woman is significantly taller now compared to 50 years ago while the average male height has not increased.

You need all the facts before you make assumptions.

Anyone know the reason for the height and weight gain in women? some studies have linked it to increased hormones in our foods which effect women more men.

In the same article they say the average male is now 195 lbs, so it's about the same percentage increase as women over the span of time (17.6% compared to 18.5%). Both men and women are one inch taller than back then.

I don't know why the OP and every single other post is only shaming women.

The stat I find interesting is that the average American weighs a whopping 70 more pounds than the average Bangladeshi. I mean, they are on average shorter, but that's still a lot. The average heights in America are only 5'4" and 5'9".

Run Doctor wrote:

What is the weight of the average male now compared to 1960?

Please share so you have at least some reasonable comparisons.

In defense of women I will point out that the average woman is significantly taller now compared to 50 years ago while the average male height has not increased.

You need all the facts before you make assumptions.

Anyone know the reason for the height and weight gain in women? some studies have linked it to increased hormones in our foods which effect women more men.

Oh ok, the average woman is not overweight because they're all 7' tall

Convenient packaged foods, restaurants and sugary drinks have changed the game. Combined with a much higher participation in the sedentary white collar work force and you have your reasoning.

I didn't take the time to read the article but was it average or mean weight? I would suspect the average is skewed by morbidly obese.

Also, crossfit has developed a lot more 140-150lb chicks that are pretty fit. When I go to the gym I see at least a half dozen chicks with bigger arms than me, and I used to lift a lot.

I don't see any major shift in the general health of the American public in the near future.

True, there is a larger pop of fit girls that are doing core work and building muscle, which helps them put down a few more brewskis.

Plus, like an earlier poster said, the Millenial generation (guys and gals) don't like publicly judging each other, so there is a lot greater acceptance of chubby people in the general populace.

My bones are heavy; that's why I'm a little fat...oh yeah, and I like to eat a lot. I used to run a lot faster when I was 25 lbs lighter. How many guys and gals are ordering the super calorie drinks everyday at Caribou?

Does he shower wrote:

Go asian. 90% of them are not obese.

yet they likely eat (an assumption, need to see the data) more carbs in the form of noodles and rice than any other race....suck on that one low-carb idiots.

and as a person who works with a lot of asian folks & dates a 2nd generation chinese immigrant, they eat:

1) a TON of veggies

2) not a lot of sweets (and if so, they are fruit-based).

3) no heavy creamy sh*t...the butter//milk/cheese based sauces and desserts that americans pack away.

3 habits that are the complete opposite of fat americans.

Lemmings In The Air wrote:

"Low fat, fat makes you fat. Whole grain carbs are healthy." happened.

So now that's changed weight will go down!

It's cakes, biscuits and chocolate make people fat not their breakfast

Might there also be less thin people to draw down the average? I remember speaking to an older acquaintance (since passed on) who grew up so poor the family subsisted on potatoes they were able to grow on their farm. This was not out in Appalachia, either. He grew up not 10 miles outside a larger metro area. You just don't see that kind of poverty anymore. Perhaps the habit of eating smaller meals born from rationing food during times of poverty has dwindled as the population that grew up and lived during the depression did, too. Social programs keep people fed, but not necessarily in a good way.

Run Doctor wrote:

What is the weight of the average male now compared to 1960?

Please share so you have at least some reasonable comparisons.

In defense of women I will point out that the average woman is significantly taller now compared to 50 years ago while the average male height has not increased.

You need all the facts before you make assumptions.

Anyone know the reason for the height and weight gain in women? some studies have linked it to increased hormones in our foods which effect women more men.

Why does any of that matter? Obviously Americans of every color, height, age and gender are fatter than they were in 1960, no need to split hairs

The landscape in America is changing: overweight, chubby women & dad bods are the gender trends. In the near future; lean, muscular or just plain thin bodies will be the minority and frowned on by the general population.

The culprit? Technology: i.e., computers, smart phones, video games, online streaming, and of course; increase in food consumption & lack of excercise. Visualize a future where people will just stay home and entertain themselves with more brain-stimulating electronics, food and beverages will be ordered online & delivered by drones, work around the house will be done by smart devices that function independently (landmowers, snow removal, vacuums, etc) 😕

A World depicted as in the "Wall-e" movie...such a bright future await us 😟

Average weight for American men is now almost 200lbs!

You Americans are all fat fcks. Men and women. Hilarious that only the women are getting attacked here...

Oh yeah, it's the dick sucking club. I forgot.

Fatty R. Belt Buckle wrote:

You all averaged 140 pounds (even that is not light) in 1960. Now you tip the scales at close to 170 pounds. You weigh 30 pounds more than you did in 1960. What happened, ladies? Fat loss is not rocket science. You expend more calories than you take in. Do you all not get that???

There are a lot of fat palefaces, but also the increase in the black and Hispanic populations has destroyed the fat barrier. Not PC but the truth, and those two populations are being ravaged by diabetes due to this fact.

Fatty R. Belt Buckle wrote:

You all averaged 140 pounds (even that is not light) in 1960. Now you tip the scales at close to 170 pounds. You weigh 30 pounds more than you did in 1960. What happened, ladies? Fat loss is not rocket science. You expend more calories than you take in. Do you all not get that???

women today are trying to look like kim kardashian. they want to be big and they like men who are bigger and fatter because it makes them feel better. it gives them better self esteem knowing their partner is fatter than them. they feel like an angel that way

Planet Earth has gained a substantial amount of mass since 1960. the world population has increased which helped bring the weight of planet earth up on the scale, however the continuous overeating of Female Americans has caused so much extra mass on North American Continent that it has begun to sink deeper into the oceans. Yes that's right North America is sinking because of all the overweight women in America. At first people thought it was global warming causing this but a new study suggests that all the chips and pop and cake and twinkies that women eat are the culprit.

We need to act now and do something about this before it's too late and North America disappears beneath the ocean.

Can someone out there suggest what we can do about this?

Dick sucking club wrote:

Average weight for American men is now almost 200lbs!

You Americans are all fat fcks. Men and women. Hilarious that only the women are getting attacked here...

Oh yeah, it's the dick sucking club. I forgot.

What an idiot comment, so where are you from then? It's not just America, but the UK, Canada, Australia, etc. Even the Japanese & S. Koreans are putting on the pounds. Increasing rates of obesity for both men & women and even children in the U.S. But, amazingly, people just keep immigrating to this Nation 😨

I remember a study from quite a long time ago that looked at diet differences between families in the US and France. the biggest difference was portion size.

Men- takes one to know one.

American men are very slim and athletic, they certainly deserve fitter women