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Nov 26th 2009  From Economist.com

America's turkeys and humans alike are getting heavier

ONE thing Americans should be thankful for this Thanksgiving is that they have not put on as much weight as the average turkey. Between 1960 and 2008, turkeys bulked up by around 11lb (5kg) to 29lb, an increase of 64%, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Coincidentally, in that same period the average American man gained 28lb, almost the equivalent of a turkey, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, another government agency, and a Gallup poll of 2008. This year an estimated 250m turkeys will be raised, 8% fewer than a year ago, but still almost enough for one bird each for America's 308m people.

感恩節火雞重vs美國男人重

從1960-2008 每隻火雞均重從11磅胖到29磅(2.6倍！)

不過原文當中的增加了64%我怎麼算都算不出來

難不成我數學真有爛到這種程度………

唯一一個我覺得相似的數據是

(29-11)/11=1.64  那增長率應該是164%才對吧…

總而言之  美國男人在同期間內

均重也多了28磅(≒13kg)

預估2009年有250,000,000隻火雞會被送上感恩節市場

比起2008年少了8%  but還是夠讓肥仔老美一人吃一隻

畢竟老美總人口也才308M而已啊…