How much weight does the average adult gain with age?

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  1. Dr. Dawn Marcus
     
    Dr. Dawn Marcus answered:
    An average person begins to gain about one pound each year after age 35. So during midlife, you can expect to gain a whopping ten to fifteen pounds?! Yikes! And, you guessed it, this middle-aged gain usually lands right in our middle -- around the belly, hips, and thighs.
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