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Ever
\n wonder how clothing manufacturers agreed on what was a size 8? Turns
\n out it was a resuult of a massive study of the American anatomy back
\n in 1941. Now TC2, a North Carolina company in, has used light-pulsing,
\n 3-D scanner technology to measure some 10,000 Americans
\n of all ages and
\n ethnicities.<\/p>\n
Guess what? We grew. Who knew?<\/p>\n
\nThe study was funded by clothing manufacturers, the military and colleges
\n and universities, all of whom have a keen interest in body sizes.<\/p>\nSize 8 has long been thought to represent the measurements of the average
\n American woman. In the clothing industry, a size 8 officially is supposed
\n to be a 35-inch bust, a 27-inch waist, and 37 1\/2-inch hip.<\/p>\nBut in the survey, white women ages 18 to 25 came in, on average, at
\n 38-32-41, with white women ages 36 to 45 coming in at 41-34-43.<\/p>\nAverage black women were a little larger, according to the survey, at
\n 40-33-43 for ages 18 to 25 and 43-37-46 for ages 36 to 45. Hispanic women
\n shaped in at 39-33-41 for ages 18 to 25 and 43-36-44 for ages 36-45<\/p>\nBecause of its size and breadth, the survey also will allow a closer
\n look at the typical body size of different minority groups, including
\n blacks, Hispanics and Asians.<\/p>\n"Minority populations were not well represented in previous studies,
\n which included no Hispanics or Asians," Lovejoy said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nfrom NBC17.com<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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