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Because of safety concerns, the Federal
Aviation Administration has instructed the airlines to add ten (10)
pounds to approved passenger weights.
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When administering vaccines and drawing blood,
doctors now need longer needles to penetrate thicker layers of fat
on American bodies.
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Almost 25% of women in their 50's are
too large to have their body-fat measured with a traditional skinfold
caliper.
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Liposuction is the most commonly
performed cosmetic sugical procedure in the U.S. - increasing
118% between 1997 and 2001
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Over the last decade, diabetes rates rose
60% in the U.S. (over half of diabetes cases are due to
overweight, poor diet and physical inactivity.)
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Today's size 10 was sold as a women's
size 14 in the 1940's.
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The Gap, Limited Too and Target
are selling plus-sized clothes for youth
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Plus-sized boutique Lane Bryant is
expected to increase its number of stores from 650 to 1,000
over the next five years. Catherine's Plus Sizes is projected
to increase from 470 to 700 stores. The plus-size
clothing market generates $23 billion in sales each year,
accounting for a quarter of women's clothing sales.
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Nike changed the size scale for it's
women's fitness apparel. A small sports bra use to fit a woman with
a 33-inch to 35-inch bust. Now it fits a 35- to 37-inch
bust.
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One of the reasons the Boston Red Sox
decided to rebuild the legendary Fenway Park was that the seats
were too narrow for today's baseball fans. The seats in the
new ballpark are 4 inches wider.
