The charts summarise the weight measurements of people living in Charlestown in 1955 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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charts provide an analysis of the

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issues among the residents of the town of Charlestown in 1955 and in 2015. In 1955, the youngest

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group

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had the fewest

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/ amount of

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issues, with more than 70% of 20-29-year-olds being assessed as having a healthy

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. In the same year, excess

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was only a significant

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among 40-49-year-olds, 20-30% of whom were classified as either overweight or obese. In fact, being

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was a more significant

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affecting more than twenty

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of each

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, and the elderly

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, with 40% of the over

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being classified as

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. In stark contrast to

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/ in 2015, being

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was only a

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among 20-29-year olds, with 20% obtaining

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diagnosis, and the

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of

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elderly people had fallen by /

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10%. The charts clearly show that, in modern times, obesity poses a considerable

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from the

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of 30 upwards. In fact, there was a steadily / steady increase in

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in almost every

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over 29 until the

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of 60, when the vast majority are considered to have an unhealthy

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. It is important to note that, by the

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of 60, less than 50% of each

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was considered to have a perfect

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by the year 2015.

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is a fall

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/ of 10% compared

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/ to the same

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in 1955. When compared / comparing the two years,

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there has been a significant increase in /

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the

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of obese people in Charlestown, and there was a general drop

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/ in the

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of

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people between 1955 and 2015.