Does any true story about obesity during the19th century?
3 Answers to "Does any true story about obesity during the19th century?"
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Believe it or not obesity was healthy during the 19th century. My grandfather was always trying to get his son's wife (my mom who was in perfect shape) to gain weight to keep my father warm on winter nights. My grandfather was born in 1892 on a farm in the north central part of pennsylvania and was raised in 19th century conditions. My grandparents did not get electricity until the 1960's and did not have a bathroom until the 1980's.
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"A chicken in every pot" was a presidential campaign slogan in the twentieth century. Loads of people were still missing a lot of meals in the US well into that century. If you were fat before 1950, you were either rich or had a true glandular problem.
What the cosmicchicken and SeriouslySappy say is all true. Most folks did not do their work at a desk. There were no freezers or refridgerators. There were no giant farms in the southwest and Mexico or the transportation system to get that food to market. You ate what you could in season. The alternative was sometimes not to eat at all.
There was even an episode of Northern Exposure (1990s) where the folks tried to fatten up for the winter.Like (1)
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Posted by SeriouslySappy 1 Dec 16th, 2010 at 12:47AM
Obesity was far less an issue during earlier centuries. The average person did not lead a sedentary lifestyle simple because there was much physical activity required by the daily tasks of living. Also natural, homegrown food was the diet. Lots of fruits & vegetables. Not the processed "foods" and fast food junk we've learned to crave & exist on today.
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