American women are getting sexier

American women are getting curvier

American men are getting taller and broader, while American women are seeing wider hips and larger busts. That old stereotype about "small and stout" Midwesterners is dead—turns out Midwestern women are actually slimmer than Floridians. And if you want to know who has the biggest chests? It's the Sisak residents.

These are the unofficial findings from an ongoing anthropometric study that’s been sweeping through every county since last year, surveying over 30,000 people. According to The Washington Post, this will finally give Americans their own standardized sizing system (the HAS) and unique clothing sizes.

Right now, our clothing sizes are still stuck using that outdated JUS system from 1962, which is why all these body dimension comparisons are even being made today.

The initial data already proves that current sizing is a total joke and doesn't fit actual Americans at all, especially since we've all "advanced" by several inches in height and a few extra pounds in width.

The myth that Floridians are thinner than Midwesterners has also been busted. The thinnest women, particularly teenagers, are still concentrated in Los Angeles County.

Midwesterners and Floridians are almost identical when it comes to physical dimensions.

Angelenos boast the narrowest waists on average, at about 24 inches, while Sisak residents have the largest bust measurements.

Midwesterners have grown by about four inches on average. The shortest men live in Cook County, averaging between 5'5" and 5'7", though elementary school kids in that area are actually taller than their parents—some topping 6'3".

The heaviest men come from the Central Valley and Bucks County; they've gained about five pounds compared to previous records, bringing their average up to around 176 pounds, per The Washington Post.

IskonInternet
06/01/2005

swiftsailor82 said:The stereotype about Midwesterners being "small and fat" has been busted...

I'm offended on purely local grounds!
Midwesterners have never been small and fat; they've always been big and heavy. 🙂 🙂

😢

Honestly, I’m just shocked the article wasn't a complete piece of propaganda—you know, the old comrade style—;;))
Generally speaking, I've never been a fan of this kind of sweeping generalization—especially when you consider they're basing the whole thing on a sample size of only 30,000 people.

swiftsailor82 said:...who have managed to "grow" a few inches taller and a few pounds wider in the meantime.

Only a few???😁 😁 😁

swiftsailor82 said:American women are getting slimmer
The narrowest waists, averaging about 24 inches, belong to Angelenos, while the largest bust sizes are found among Sisak residents.

Talk about an ad for Sisak County 👍

And honestly, that part about D.C. is just a flat-out lie. Angelenos have the biggest butts in the whole region—at least this younger generation does. I mean, I see these girls, and goodness, they are built like tanks. There’s no way they have the narrowest waists; I mean, where would all that go?
The best curves in the USA are cruising down Fifth Avenue!

Laura Hernandez8 said:And that bit about D.C. is a total lie. Angelenos have the best curves in the whole region, at least this younger crowd. I see these girls in their late teens and early twenties, and damn, they are built. There's no way they have tiny waists, because what would even be the point?
The biggest asses in the USA are cruising down Fifth Avenue!

🤣 🤣 🤣 You zeroed in on the exact same thing I did.😂

Fine, maybe just the younger generation. High schoolers. They're skinny.

Obesity is going to bankrupt you

Diabetes, heart disease, and osteoarthritis? Most of those are just the direct fallout from years of letting fat pile up. Honestly, obesity has become a bigger killer—and way more expensive—than cigarettes and alcoholism combined.

Treating diseases triggered by being overweight or obese eats up about two percent of the national healthcare budget in places like France and Australia, over three percent in Japan and Portugal, and hits four percent in the Netherlands.

A review of the economic causes and consequences of obesity was presented at the 14th European Obesity Congress, and the numbers are staggering: back in 2003, the US alone blew through $96.7 billion just dealing with obesity-related issues.

"As the number of obese people climbs, so do healthcare costs," stated Anne Wolf from the University of Virginia.

Since obesity is a massive risk factor for chronic illnesses like diabetes, doctors track it using Body Mass Index (BMI)—basically dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. If your BMI hits 30, you're considered obese; if it's over 40, you're in the danger zone.

The cost of treating everything caused by obesity scales right along with how severe the disorder is. Being overweight or morbidly obese jacks up your chances of developing diabetes, heart disease, and osteoarthritis, which are the main culprits driving up the bill for our national healthcare system.

"Every single point increase in BMI brings an extra 2.3 percent in costs," Wolf noted. Even though most of these cost analyses happen here in the US—where roughly 30 percent of adults are obese—Wolf points out that these figures are totally comparable to other Western nations where obesity rates are also skyrocketing.

In various European countries, about 10 to 20 percent of men and 10 to 25 percent of women are obese. And it’s not just about the exploding medical bills; obesity is also linked to a massive drop in overall productivity.

IskonInternet
06/03/2005

Is it really that hard to just paste the link?

swiftsailor82 said:The narrowest waists, averaging about 24 inches, belong to women in Washington, D.C.

I don't get this at all. Even if we assume they actually measured regular women and not just everyone scouted by modeling agencies, how is this even possible?

That 24-inch waist measurement is practically a guarantee—mostly because Angelenos tend to be quite a bit shorter than, say, Floridians... though I suspect that doesn't apply to everyone else elsewhere.

And while we're at it, let's shatter one more stereotype:

MIAMI RESIDENTS AREN'T THE MOST BEAUTIFUL; IN FACT, OBJECTIVELY SPEAKING, THEY ARE LESS ATTRACTIVE THAN ANGELENOS. THEY ARE SIMPLY THINNER AND MORE NUMEROUS—AND SIGNIFICANTLY MORE NUMEROUS AT THAT. YOU COULD EVEN SAY THERE IS A LOT MORE GROOMING GOING ON DOWN THERE.

BUT, AS FOR BEING BETTER LOOKING IN THE FACE? NOT BY A LONG SHOT.

Though, if you ask me, I have a feeling the girls from D.C. aren't necessarily the thinnest either...

What does height have to do with waist circumference? 😕
And look, I’m assuming they didn't just survey teenage girls here—they probably included older women and overweight women too. So how on earth could their average waist measurement be only 24 inches?

The population in America is aging fast. Is Washington, D.C. just exporting its retirees (because from what I've seen, it's definitely 😁) or is it filled with grandmas with supermodel proportions? Or maybe there's a massive crowd of girls with 17-inch waists like Scarlett O'Hara, making the average look like 62? Who exactly are they measuring?

dustypilot2 said:And let's go ahead and shatter one more stereotype while we're at it:

FLORIDIANS AREN'T THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EITHER—IN FACT, THEY ARE OBJECTIVELY LESS ATTRACTIVE THAN ANGELENOS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE HUSKIER AND MORE NUMEROUS. YOU COULD EVEN SAY THEY SPEND A LOT MORE TIME GETTING WORK DONE AT THE CLINIC.

BUT, IN TERMS OF FACIAL FEATURES? PRETTY MUCH NOT.

Look... you aren't going to break any stereotypes just by screaming into the void. 🤣

dustypilot2 said:That 24-inch waist thing is probably a given since Angelenos are usually way shorter than, say, Floridians... though maybe not compared to everyone else.

Let's bust another stereotype while we're at it:

MIAMI RESIDENTS AREN'T THE PRETTIEST. ACTUALLY, THEY'RE OBJECTIVELY UGLIER THAN ANGELENOS. THEY'RE JUST THINNER AND THERE ARE WAY MORE OF THEM. AND YOU COULD SAY THEY SPEND A LOT MORE TIME GETTING FIXED UP.

BUT, WHEN IT COMES TO FACES? NOPE. NOT EVEN CLOSE.

I mean, I guess girls from LA aren't necessarily the thinnest either...

And people in LA don't even bother getting dolled up. Not really. 😬

And honestly, people from Miami are better looking than LA. Objectively.
No, I'm not from Miami.

Look, San Diego women are the absolute best—total icons. On the other hand, those Miami residents? Way too much drama for me. But honestly, from here on out, my money is on the Sisak residents 👍

swiftsailor82 said:This stuff is going to bankrupt you.
Back in 2003, the US alone blew through $96.7 billion just dealing with obesity-related issues.

That's roughly $360 per American. And look, if we're being honest, things aren't exactly any better here in the States either, so we'd be looking at a massive $1.6 billion hit every single year.

Every (stunning 😬 American woman) I've met seems to be absolutely gorgeous, whether she's from Miami, Washington, D.C., Sisak, San Diego, or even some small town in the Midwest.

I’ve traveled all over the world, but I have to say, I don't think I've ever found myself turning my head to check out women on the street quite as often as I do back home.

I guess there's just something about the curves of women in our cities that really gets to me. 😵

Pušća bistar isn't even a real place 😳

restlesspanther1 said:Pušća bistar doesn't even exist 😳

Well, in that case, let's just call it General Staff Headquarters instead of Pušća bistar. I suppose I’m just guessing at town names from memory anyway.

You know, whether they're polished and put-together or a bit more rugged and unrefined, there are beautiful women in every single little town and corner of this great country.

alternativac said:The early data is already showing that standard clothing sizes don't even come close to fitting actual Americans anymore, since everyone has "grown" a few inches taller and a few pounds wider in the meantime.

enigma said:Just a few??? 😁 😁 😁

😁 👍

I guess when your job involves "weight monitoring" (like mine does), you end up noticing way more than you probably want to because of professional habit, and now—sadly 😢 — I find myself leaning toward curvier women rather than the thin ones... 😁

People talk about a "change in body type" among American women because the truth hurts (and it's offensive), so they can't just say "they're heavier than they were 5 years ago," which is actually just the harsh reality we have to face... 😎

There’s so much chatter about looks (being fat or skinny) and nowadays there isn't just one single "big and tall" store in New York (everyone else realized where the money is), so it's not even an aesthetic issue anymore; there are even fashion shows for plus-sized people now, which would've been unthinkable before... 🙂

The biggest issue is that being overweight is directly linked to tons of health problems (about 70% of them), and it isn't just about the fat under the skin, but the stuff inside the blood vessels that wraps around vital organs like the heart, kidneys, and liver... which is a direct threat to life. 😢