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The Plague of Overweight – Vintage Photos Illustrate the Obesity Crisis in the U.S. from the Early Days 1950s America, Life Magazine Photos, Magazine Photos, Magazine Article, Time Life, Celebrity Portraits, Old Magazines, Magazine Articles, Life Pictures

In March 1954, LIFE magazine ran an article titled "The Plague of Overweight" which in part followed the weight loss challenges faced by 205-pound Dorothy Bradley, 31, originally from Tennessee, began with a sentence that would not have been out of place in a 2013 news report: 'the most serious health problem in the U.S. today is obesity.' The article chronicled Dorothy’s efforts to lose weight; her desire to work in medicine; her successes (losing 60 pounds) and her backsliding (gaining it…

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