Average weight for adult males soars to 191 pounds
Average adult Americans are about one inch taller, but nearly a whopping 25 pounds heavier than they were in 1960, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bad news, says CDC is that average BMI (body mass index, a weight-for-height formula used to measure obesity) has increased among adults from approximately 25 in 1960 to 28 in 2002.
It would seem that painter Fernando Botero, who paints all his subjects supersized, was physic and knew we Americans were going to adjust to his desired dimentions.
Posted by jim2jak
at 9:09 AM EST
Updated: Thursday, 10 March 2005 9:22 AM EST
