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What Was the Percentage of Obesity in the 1950s?

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While no precise, nationally representative obesity percentage is available for the 1950s, studies and comparative data indicate that the prevalence of obesity was dramatically lower than modern rates. Early evidence, such as average weight and BMI data from the post-war era, reveals a population profile that was far slimmer than the generations that followed.