Mar 2, 2023·edited Mar 13, 2023Liked by Julia Belluz
This reads a bit like a response to Matthew Yglesias's recent post "Americans have been gaining weight for as long as records exist" which struck me as oddly contrarian and naive. Yes, they have, but as you note, rates of obesity started to increase in the late 70s, 80s. Thanks for setting up a sub stack! I used to follow your work very closely pre pandemic but I must have dropped off. Always enjoyed your work on Vox.
This reads a bit like a response to Matthew Yglesias's recent post "Americans have been gaining weight for as long as records exist" which struck me as oddly contrarian and naive. Yes, they have, but as you note, rates of obesity started to increase in the late 70s, 80s. Thanks for setting up a sub stack! I used to follow your work very closely pre pandemic but I must have dropped off. Always enjoyed your work on Vox.
Thanks for the kind words and for reading Marc