Julie Guthman

University of California, Santa Cruz

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Professor of Community Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz and author of Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism

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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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