Wacky/Amusing Diet Story of the Week:
Early Fad Diet:
In 1927, Thomas Short wrote a treatise called "The Causes and Effects of Corpulence,"
Early Fad Diet:
In 1927, Thomas Short wrote a treatise called "The Causes and Effects of Corpulence,"
(Corpulant refers to a fat person) in which he observed that heavier people tended to
live near swamps. His recommendation? Overweight people should pick up and move
to more arid climates to avoid the apparent ill effects of swamp life.
Source: abc news/ Good Morning America Jan.10, 2005
Source: abc news/ Good Morning America Jan.10, 2005
