Researcher ORCID Identifier
0000-0002-6068-8260
Graduation Year
2021
Date of Submission
12-2021
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Professor Frederick Lynch
Abstract
American society has long been obsessed with the issue of obesity. The turn of the 20th century broadly marked the beginning of America's current collective understanding of obesity. Throughout the century, the salience of the issue waxed and waned due to various factors. Around 2000, obesity became a major political issue. Media coverage of the issue exploded, and it became a hot topic for political debate. This paper looks to conduct a complete reckoning of the obesity epidemic that includes contextualizing the economic, cultural, and political factors that have shaped the issue throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Recommended Citation
LYLE, JACOB, "Politics of the Obesity Epidemic" (2021). CMC Senior Theses. 2900.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2900
