There are two bar charts showing the distribution of weight categories for people living in Charlestown. The first one is from 1955 and the second is from 2015. It is clear that vast changes have occurred in people’s health during this sixty year period.
In 1955, very few people were overweight or obese, and most were healthy or even underweight. In each of the age groups, at least half of people were classified as in the ideal weight range, but towards the ends of the spectrum – the youngest and the oldest people – there were more people who fell into the underweight bracket. Being overweight or obese was a problem primarily affecting middle aged people, but not the most elderly ones.
However, this distribution had completely changed by 2015. Although some young adults and elderly people remained underweight, a very slim number in the middle of the age groups did. Being overweight had become increasingly common, and obesity had become a huge issue, affecting people more and more as they got older. For people aged fifty and older, more than half suffered from obesity, and very few fell into a healthy weight range.
There are two bar charts showing the distribution of weight categories for
people
living in Charlestown. The
first
one is from 1955 and the second is from 2015. It is
clear
that vast
changes
have occurred in
people’s
health during this
sixty year
period.
In 1955,
very
few
people
were overweight or obese, and most were healthy or even underweight. In each of the age groups, at least half of
people
were classified
as in the ideal weight range,
but
towards the ends of the spectrum
–
the youngest and the oldest
people
–
there were more
people
who fell into the underweight bracket. Being overweight or obese was a problem
primarily
affecting
middle aged
people
,
but
not the most elderly ones.
However
, this distribution had completely
changed
by 2015. Although
some
young adults and elderly
people
remained underweight, a
very
slim number in the middle of the age groups did. Being overweight had become
increasingly
common, and obesity had become a huge issue, affecting
people
more and more
as
they
got
older. For
people
aged fifty and older, more than half suffered from obesity, and
very
few fell
into a healthy weight range.