Americans Are Getting Heavier and Shorter — How Do You Measure Up?

Photo: Getty If you’re already groaning under the weight of holiday cookies,a new reportfrom the Centers for Disease Control won’t come as a surprise — American men and women weigh on average 8 lbs. more than they did in 2000. Plus, the CDC says, men and women are shorter on average — but not significantly. According to the new report, released Thursday, the average male went from 189.4 lbs. in 1999-2000 to 197.

Americans Are Paying Highest Gas Prices Since 2014 — and Some Experts Say Costs May Keep Increasing

Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Gas prices in the United States have soared this year — and are expected to keep rising for now. According toAAA, the national average cost for a gallon of gas is now $3.24, an increase of over $1 compared to what Americans were paying this time last year. California had the highest average at $4.43 with some counties topping over $5, while Texas saw the lowest average at $2.

Americans Are Some of the Most Stressed People in the World, New Poll Finds

Photo: Getty Images If you’ve felt stressed, worried or angry in the past 24 hours, your fellow Americans can relate. A new poll says Americans are some of the most stressed people in the world, with about 55 percent of adults reporting that they had experienced stress during “a lot of the day” prior. The annualGallup poll,released on Thursday, surveyed more than 150,000 people around the world. Based on responses from more than 1,000 adults, the data puts Americans on par with Greece, which has been at the top of the list since 2012.

Americans Are Visiting Libraries More Than Movie Theaters, New Poll Finds

Photo: Getty Even though people love to rag on screen-obsessed millennials and Gen Zs, a new study shows that Americans are still visiting libraries more than they go to the movies. A new Gallup study published on Friday reveals thatU.S. adults take an average of 10.5 trips to libraries annually, compared to 5.3 trips a year to movie theaters. The gap was even wider when library visits were compared to other, less popular excursions, like live sporting events, live theatrical performances, and trips to national or historical parks, museums, casinos, theme parks and zoos.

Americans Believe Porn Star Stormy Daniels More Than President Donald Trump, New Poll Says

Photo: REX/Shutterstock; Ethan Miller/Getty Thirty-four percent of respondents to the poll said they believe Daniels more than Trump, while 30 percent said they believe the president more. Six percent of those who filled out the survey said both are equally trustworthy, and the remaining 30 percent said they do not believe either party. The match-up between Daniels and Trump comes as the two are engaged in a heated legal battle of “he said, she said.