You will learn about the effects of the Industrial Revolution on living and working conditions, urbanization (the growth of cities), child labor, public health, working class family life, the role of women, the emerging middle class, and economic growth and income.
Dieting is a national pastime. While the number of Americans who diet varies, depending on the source, the Boston Medical Center indicates that approximately 45 million Americans diet each year and spend $33 billion on weight-loss products in their pursuit of a trimmer, fitter body.
Since 1972, the Atkins' diet had been revised and republished every decade or so, with NEW on the cover, although there was rarely anything new about it. The last version before his death allowed about 20-40 grams of carbs a day after the initial phase of almost none, and, of course, lots of dietary supplements.