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FILE - This April 3, 2018 file photo shows a closeup of a beam scale in New York. A new government report released on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, shows that while adult waistlines have been expanding, the average height of U.S. men actually fell slightly over the past decade. The height of women stayed the same. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

FILE - This April 3, 2018 file photo shows a closeup of a beam scale in New York. A new government report released on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, shows that while adult waistlines have been expanding, the average height of U.S. men actually fell slightly over the past decade. The height of women stayed the same. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

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