How do people get so wide and big and tall?

[Anonymous]

I've always been average size I'm 22 5'7 150lbs and I'm curious because I seen people older than me that are like twice my size, like around 300 lbs and around 6 feet tall and it seems like almost everyone I see now a days is so much bigger old guys I work with are about that size and teens, and even most women. Like do people just not stop growing?

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22 d

Should I double what I eat?

[Redstang88]

Well you’re definitely smaller than average
But it depends on the demographic where you are and the job you’re in. I grew up in a town of 1200, but in logging/farm country with mostly German and Icelandic ancestry. I remember at least a dozen over 6’4 in school and we had probably half a dozen over 250 on the lacrosse/hockey teams

[Iron_Man]

Americans are large people we eat everything in site and it taste so good. We can’t just say no we come back to the same resources. It takes a lot of discipline to be on a strict serious diet to maintain a good healthy weight. It’s easy to relax and eat a nice fine meal, but it’s extremely difficult to be, mentally disciplined, but it can be done as far as food goes

[BarryLiverstone]

Just takes 1 pound gained every month. At 25 a 150 lb person can go to 270 by age 35 if they gained 1 pound every month

[handsomelad70]

They do, but more calories (good or not) make today's folk larger than past people.

[jahaims]

Nutrition, genetics and the environment all play a role

[Nikki1989]

Junk food.

[12karen]

Genetics and nutrition 🧬🍽️

[Sonorous]

Genetics

[Booklover_90]

Genes.