Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

In the middle of the twentieth century there were a lot of concerted efforts to eliminate hunger in the United States, it was largely successful, and the share of underweight people fell substantially. https://t.co/75BXYNCSbS https://t.co/2uaSAjQD89 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 2, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

People who’ve looked at Civil War records for example find Americans much heavier circa 1970 than they were in the 1860s. https://t.co/75BXYNDq1q https://t.co/wlGnPv7hyc — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 2, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

All of which is to say that while the obesity problem, as a subject of public concern, is relatively new the trend toward higher BMI goes back as far as our records — pausing temporarily due to wartime deprivation. https://t.co/75BXYNDq1q https://t.co/ksX0Vypv94 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 2, 2023