Childhood Obesity in America
This book is about the changing environment of opinions, practices, and beliefs about childhood obesity in the twentieth century that surrounded and affected children like these— and many more like them. For Charley, at the beginning of the century, childhood obesity was a rare condition and one t...
| Main Author: | Laura Dawes |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Bahasa Inggris |
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Harvard University Press
2014
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: |
This book is about the changing environment of opinions, practices, and
beliefs about childhood obesity in the twentieth century that surrounded
and affected children like these— and many more like them.
For Charley, at the beginning of the century, childhood obesity was a rare
condition and one that doctors didn’t worry much about. Rather, a degree of
plumpness in children was considered both attractive and beneficial. There
was even some evidence that a degree of overweight in childhood protected
children from infectious disease. Charley, his parents, and the Chicago Daily
Tribune journalist who was interviewing them were proud that Americanborn
Charley was fatter than another famous fat boy from Austria. |
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| ISBN: |
e book 623 |