It was easier for me to be skinny in the 1980s: I was younger, and for the first half of those years ran a lot--at least a couple of marathons every year. But,

It was easier for me to be skinny in the 1980s: I was younger, and for the first half of those years ran a lot--at least a couple of marathons every year. But, "A new study finds that people today who eat and exercise the same amount as people 20 years ago are still fatter." The 1980s were nearer 40 years ago than 20 years ago.