Heavier, Not Taller: How American Bodies Have Changed

There's no denying that Americans weigh more today than they did 20 years ago, but a new report shows exactly how much more: American men weigh, on average, 15 lbs. (6.8 kilograms) more than they did two decades ago, and for American women, the number is 16.2 lbs. (7.3 kg), the report said. In the research, published today (Aug. 3) on the CDC's website, the researchers looked at a variety of measurements, taken between 2011 and 2014 during the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Surv