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Re:Americans have been gaining weight for as long as records... by paulpauper on Friday February 03, 2023 @06:23PM (#34649281)
he average height of an american revolutionary soldier was 5'3". A more representative sample of the population as a whole. And they certainly weren't obese. You can go to museums and see the guns they carried and the clothes (tiny) they wore.

of course they are not obese, they are soldiers

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