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The story of America, as told through diet books

  • Written by Adrienne Rose Bitar, Postdoctoral associate, Cornell University
imageJohn Fekner's art warned others of toxins poisoning the planet. Fekner at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

“The South Beach Diet” sold 23 million diet books. Dr. Atkins sold another 15 million. Even lesser-known diet books like Christian best-sellers “The Maker’s Diet” regularly sell millions of copies.

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