Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2020/09/weekend-reading-fat-in-the-fifties/
Nicolas Rasmussen. Fat in the Fifties: America’s First Obesity Crisis. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
I wrote a blurb for this book:
Fat in the Fifties is a riveting analysis of the rise and fall of early concerns about the health consequences of obesity. Rasmussen’s history is indispensable for understanding the social, psychological, political, and environmental origins of today’s obesity “crisis.”
Even though the prevalence of obesity was quite low—by current standards—in the 1950s, Rasmussen documents widespread professional and public concern. These concerns dri…
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2020/09/weekend-reading-fat-in-the-fifties/
Nicolas Rasmussen. Fat in the Fifties: America’s First Obesity Crisis. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
I wrote a blurb for this book:
Fat in the Fifties is a riveting analysis of the rise and fall of early concerns about the health consequences of obesity. Rasmussen’s history is indispensable for understanding the social, psychological, political, and environmental origins of today’s obesity “crisis.”
Even though the prevalence of obesity was quite low—by current standards—in the 1950s, Rasmussen documents widespread professional and public concern. These concerns dri…
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