Alice Randall

Vanderbilt University

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Writer-in-Residence at Vanderbilt University and the author of Ada's Rules: A Sexy Skinny Novel

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It's common knowledge that Americans live in an environment that promotes obesity.  But, despite years of warnings, they're getting fatter than ever.

America's Obesity Epidemic and the Culture of Fatness

It's common knowledge that Americans live in an environment that promotes obesity.  But, despite years of warnings, they're getting fatter than ever.

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