#average american

Plunkett Research estimates that 68 percent of American women wear a size 14 or above, up slightly from the frequently cited 67 percent figure it found in 2012.

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Which, just to throw into perspective: A 5′3″ woman who weighs 168.5lbs has a BMI of 29.8, 0.2 away from having an obese BMI. Also research (1,2,) has shown that a waist circumference over 32 inches (80 cm) (for women) leads to increased risk of Cardiovascular disease ( stroke, heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, etc.), and diabetes Type 2.

So the “average American woman” is in pretty rough shape tbh.