The Fat Lady Slims

Question 401

Has obesity only been a problem since TV and fast food became popular?

References

New York: Hilde Bruch, The Importance of Overweight, 1957

Pima: The Pima Paradox, Malcolm Gladwell - the New Yorker, Feb 2, 1998

West Africa: Speke, 'Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile' 1863, chapter 8,

Sumo: Nishizawa et al, Some factors related to obesity in the Japanese sumo wrestler. Am J Clin Nutr October 1976 vol. 29 no. 10 1167-1174

Cleave, The Saccharine Disease- Conditions caused by the Taking of Refined Carbohydrates, such as Sugar and White Flour, 1974