Americans are becoming visibily FAT

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119. In the 50s, children dieting was unheard of (unless maybe they had Prader-Willi Syndrome)

Most 10-Year-Olds Are More Afraid Of Getting 'Fat' Than Getting Cancer
http://www.upworthy.com/most-10-year-olds-are-more-afraid-of-getting-fat-than-getting-cancer?c=upw1

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So, here is some really sad real talk. 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat. It's the biggest fear. It's bigger than cancer or losing both of their parents. OK. In a survey of 9 and 10 year olds, 40% of them have tried to lose weight. It is almost half of our fourth and fifth graders who are dieting, folks. And then as adults, 91% of women are unhappy with their body, 91%. And interesting thing is, only 5% of women naturally have the body shape that we see in the media. So that leaves 95% of us, pretty much all of us unable to achieve that in real life. So, we have this failure-shame, failure-shame. It's just we are quite ugly.