Obesity in America, 1850-1939
Subtitle: a history of social attitudes and treatment
By: Kerry Segrave.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780786441204
Subjects: Obesity -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Obesity -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Obesity -- history -- United States; Diet, Reducing -- history -- United States; History, 19th Century -- United States; History, 20th Century -- United States; Social Perception -- United States
Description: "This study concentrates on how the condition of obesity was viewed, studied, and treated from 1850 to 1939. It examines the images and stereotypes that were associated with fatness, the various remedies that were proposed for the condition, and the often bizarre theories that were proposed to explain obesity"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Obesity emerges, slightly, 1850-1879; title: Psychology and effects, 1880-1919; title: Oddities, sports, clubs, employment, 1880-1919; title: Causes and cures, 1880-1919; title: Reducing, diets, and exercise, 1880-1919; title: Style and prevalence, 1880-1919; title: Psychology and effects, 1920-1939; title: Oddities, sports, clubs, employment, 1920-1939; title: Causes and effects, 1920-1939; title: Reducing, diets, and exercise, 1920-1939; title: Style, prevalence, and statistics, 1920-1939.