1. I want to know the average daily calorie intake(calories actually
eaten, not total national production divided by population) of people
over 65
years of age in 1955 in Spain.
2. I want to know the average body weight, Body Mass Index, and height
of men and women over 65 years of age in 1955 in Spain.

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Clarification of Question by jimwillis-ga on 19 Jul 2005 12:08 PDT

I will pay $200.00 for the average body weight of men and women in Spain in 1955.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 19 Jul 2005 12:42 PDT

Jim.

The OECD -- an international organization of industrialized countries
-- has collected a great deal of historical data on obesity.  In some
cases, the data goes as far back as 1960.

However, for Spain, the data only extends back to the 1980's:


http://www.irdes.fr/ecosante/OCDE/814010.html
Overweight or obese population 
Spain 
Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs. National Health Survey 1987,
1993, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003.



I found the reports for the average body mass indexes for OECD
countries (and boy, are we Americans fat!), but unfortunately, nothing
that extends back nearly as far as your question requires.


Are there any other time periods, or countries, or proxy data that
might meet your needs?

Let me know.

pafalafa-ga