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Underweight people less of a problem in the U.S.

It's hard to believe, but being underweight used to be a considerable U.S. health problem. In the years from 1966 to 1970, 5.8 percent of children ages 6 to 11 and 4.6 percent of children ages 12 to 19 were underweight. From 1960 to 1962, 5.7 percent of people ages 20 to 39 were underweight.

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