Word: heavier
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...individuals selected at random as representative of the entire U.S. population, conducted in 1971-74. The reported weight gains varied widely, up to 14 Ibs., depending on the sex, age and height of the subjects (see chart). But overall, they show that nearly the whole population is growing heavier. In the early 1960s, the average American woman...
...smokers are restricted to certain areas, non-smokers would be forced to eat in that area when the other dining rooms overflowed, exposing these unfortunate non-smokers to even heavier concentrations of smoke, Milkman said...
...agostino split time between 177 and 190 last winter and was the team's best wrestler with a 12-1 record and 10 pins. He settles into the heavier of the two slots this time, pushing Fred Smith (2-7-1) out of his starting job. Sal's only loss last season came at the hands of Yale's Joe Cooper when the Crimson grappler was forced by the team score to gamble...
...protein tightly bound together into a single chemical complex, the lipoproteins are part of an intricate transport system. Among the largest and lightest of these globules are the very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL). They carry some cholesterol but mainly other fats to various parts of the body. The slightly heavier low-density lipoproteins (LDL) move cholesterol from cell to cell, where it is used to produce sex hormones, among other things. Any excess cholesterol is picked up by the heaviest lipoproteins, HDL, which, like garbage trucks, haul it off to the liver for disposal...
...Hunger Project urged students when they signed up for the fast not to eat out, but a number of restaurants in the Square said last night that their dinner business was heavier than usual...