1.0Daily Cup of Wellnesshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/dailycupofwellnessLesli Whitehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/dailycupofwellness/author/lwhiteIt Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s, Here’s Whyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Wun4wFMR4i"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/dailycupofwellness/2019/09/easier-skinny-1980s-heres.html">It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s, Here’s Why</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/dailycupofwellness/2019/09/easier-skinny-1980s-heres.html/embed#?secret=Wun4wFMR4i" width="600" height="338" title="“It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s, Here’s Why” — Daily Cup of Wellness" data-secret="Wun4wFMR4i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Why it’s really harder for millennials to stay thin than it was for baby boomers. A study published in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice found that those who eat and exercise the same amount as people 20 years ago are still heavier. Authors of the study looked at the dietary data of 36,400…