Americans are getting fatter and accepting their fatness in record numbers, according to a new poll.
Compared with 1990, Americans on average are 20 pounds (nine kilograms) heavier now and even put their “ideal weight” about 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) heavier than before, the Gallup survey of 1,012 adults found.
Men reported an average weight of 196 pounds (89 kilograms), compared with 180 pounds (82 kilograms) in 1990, and an ideal weight of 181 pounds (82 kilograms), compared with 171 pounds (78 kilograms) two decades ago.
Likewise, women reported an average weight of 160 pounds (73 kilograms), compared with 142 pounds (64 kilograms) in 1990, and an ideal weight of 138 pounds (63 kilograms), when it used to be 129 pounds (59 kilograms).
via Americans Getting Fatter and Loving It, New Survey Shows | Fox News Latino.
