The average pig today has a lower body fat percentage than the average American.
The average American man has about 28 percent body fat and the average American woman has 40 percent body fat, according to the National Institutes of Health. A pig's body fat percentage is 16 percent. That is because for the last 20 years, pig farming has focused on leaner meat to meet consumer demand for less fat. Pigs have therefore reduced their average body fat by 20 percent.
But meanwhile, humans are still getting fatter. Go figure.
