The 'average' US woman is a size 16, not 14, study finds
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American women have long been told that the average size is 14. But it's actually a size 16, according to a recent study.
American women have long been told that the average size is 14. But it's actually a size 16, according to a recent study.
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American women have long been told that the average size is 14. But it's actually a size 16, according to a recent study.
This is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
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