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Article: Americansa[euro][TM] Weight Issues Not Going Away; Six in 10 want to lose weight, but only 30% are seriously trying to do so.(Survey)
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- Gallup Poll News Service
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- November 26, 2008
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Byline: Lydia Saad
Synopsis: Going by the self-reported weight status of U.S. adults, a new Gallup Poll finds men and women weighing more, on average, than they did earlier this decade, and a record-high 38% of women saying they are seriously trying to lose weight.
PRINCETON, NJ -- Just in time for the holiday feasting, a new Gallup Poll finds that nearly 6 in 10 Americans (59%) would like to lose weight. While this figure is unchanged from 2001, Americans report weighing an average of six pounds more today than they did seven years ago: 177 vs. 171 pounds.
On average, women now report weighing 160 pounds, up from 153 in 2001 -- a gain of ...