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Posted on Aug 10th 2007 2:20PM by Martha EdwardsFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment
It's estimated that 50% of the population is now obese or overweight, and that number will only rise, perhaps as high as 75% in 2015. So considering all this, I guess it's not surprising that being overweight is now considered normal, according to a study. Researchers have determined this based on the fact that while the average weight of women has risen over the years, so has the average ideal weight of women.
Whereas in 1994, the average woman wanted to weigh 132, now an ideal weight is considered to be 135. And while 135 isn't an unhealthy weight to aspire to, it seems that as our weight creeps up and we see less and less healthy figures, we change our ideas of what's normal and healthy. As the needle on the scale gets a bit higher every week, that goal weight seems further and further away, until we give up on it all together. I think this is a bit sad, and I hope we can change our attitudes and eating habits before it's too late. What do you think?
Whereas in 1994, the average woman wanted to weigh 132, now an ideal weight is considered to be 135. And while 135 isn't an unhealthy weight to aspire to, it seems that as our weight creeps up and we see less and less healthy figures, we change our ideas of what's normal and healthy. As the needle on the scale gets a bit higher every week, that goal weight seems further and further away, until we give up on it all together. I think this is a bit sad, and I hope we can change our attitudes and eating habits before it's too late. What do you think?
