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FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



Comment. — The Father is perhaps duplex for heavy build; all of the 

 children have a build that is above the average, and 2 of the 4 are very 

 fleshy. Thus, obesity runs through three generations without skipping any 

 (R:Ekb-l). 



Faz Family. (Fig. 28.) 



A family of Italian extraction, of the artisan class, living in comfortable 

 homes. 



II 5, a man who was 183 cm. (72 inches) tall and weighed over 90 kg. 

 (200 pounds) ; build 2.7 (39) ; fleshy now as "always." The 4 others of 

 his fraternity and their father were all fleshy; data are lacking about the 

 mother's build. 



II 6, the consort of above, died at 66 of cerebral hemorrhage; was of 

 medium stature, say 160 cm. (63 inches) and weighed 100 kg. (225 pounds) ; 

 build 4.0 (57). This obese woman has a sister, who is 150 cm. (59 inches) 



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Fig. 28. — Pedigree chart showing distribution of build in Faz family. 



tall and weighs 90 kg. (200 pounds), build 4.0 (57), same as her sister. 

 Her relative chest-girth is 111 cm. -r- 150, or 74 per cent, a huge girth. 

 Two other living members of her fraternity are in Italy and their build is 

 unknown. The father of this fraternity (16) is fleshy, has 3 fleshy sibs and 

 1 of medium build. The mother is also fleshy. This looks like a "pure" 

 fleshy strain. 



There are 3 children: (1) 9 , 32 years, married, is 166 cm. (65 inches) 

 tall and weighs 97 kg. (214 pounds); build 3.6 (51); very fleshy. Her 

 relative net chest-girth is 105 cm. -r- 166 or 63. (2) She has a sister, II 14, 

 38 years, married, who is 156 cm. (61 inches) tall and weighs 78.5 kg. (173 

 pounds) net; build 3.3 (47), very fleshy. Her net relative chest-girth is 

 105 cm. —■ 156, or 67. She has always been fleshy. (3) A man of 22 was 

 very fleshy up to the age of 17 years, but he is said now to be tall and thin, 

 though well. He is not married. 



