Americans Are About 15 Pounds Heavier Than They Were 20 Years Ago, Study Says.

says a report published Wednesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found that US men and women “weigh about 15 pounds more than they did 20 years ago.” According to the report, the average 5’9” man now weighs 195.7 pounds and the average 5’4” woman weighs 168.5 pounds. Time noted “men and women’s heights were about the same two decades ago.” The study also found that average 11-year-old boys and girls now weigh about 13 and 7 pounds more, respectively, in comparison to 1988-94, Boys have grew about an inch on average since then, while girls this age have remained the same height. http://time.com/4435152/obesity-overweight-height-americans/