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Average American woman - 166 lbs., up 18.5% Average American man - 195.5 lbs., up 17.6% The title seems bit linkbait-y. Why focus on women, when it's really

by jfc 11y ago

Average American woman - 166 lbs., up 18.5% Average American man - 195.5 lbs., up 17.6% The title seems bit linkbait-y. Why focus on women, when it's really all Americans?

mhurron 11y ago
166 is a nicer number? 200lb doesn't have a 1960's equivalent to compare it to in a headline?
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sib 11y ago
Because for the "average person" the temporal equivalence across the genders makes an easier comparison than using percentages?