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been putting on weight, also, but not to the same extent. Because they are more concerned with clothes and fashions than men are, when style dictates the slender look they proceed to diet and reduce.
Despite their greater concern with weight, they are about four pounds heavier, on average, than their mothers were at their ages.
For the 1,350 women in Rappahannock County over 21, the overall increase amounts to 5,400 pounds.
The statistics show that women in the 18 to 24 bracket have gone from 112 pounds to 117 in the last 20 years and that those between 25 and 34 have gone from 127 to 134.
Between 35 and 44 the change has been from 138 to 142 and, for those between 55 and 64, from 145 to 150. Only in the 45 to 54 group has there been a drop - 2 pounds.
What is a person to do about his weight? Tlie experts maintain that the best way to cut down and to keep at the proper level is to step up physical activity and to make a permanent change in eating habits.
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