Why Was It So Easy to Be Small in 1951?
February 16, 2025
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as posted by the channelWhy was it so easy to be thin/‘skinny’ in the past? Is it actually easier to lose weight than we think? And what about the game-changer: ozempic? It’s an uncomfortable conversation: is obesity a choice, a moral issue, or a pure epidemic? What does history have to say about the difference in America’s food environment, the best way to lose weight, and how we got cheap abundance?
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Red Meat Republic. Joshua Specht 2019.
1906. Upton Sinclair. The Jungle.
Milk! Mark Kurlansky 2018.
Raw Deal. Chloe Sorvino. 2022.
“Fat Nation” Jonathan Engel. 2018
The AntiDiet Book. Harrison. 2019
2021 edition. Diet for a Small Planet. Lappé
Food Politics Marion Nestle
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