The average middle-aged woman had a 28-inch waistline in the 1950s — and today the average measurement is 34 inches.
Women no longer do as much physical housework as they used to — thank God!
Portion sizes were smaller back in the day as well. Housewives used to burn 1,000 calories per day doing housework.
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