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Are we prepared for the end of obesity? | The Spectator

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Sixty years ago, my biology teacher told me (so it must have been true) that after the war, some Americans were so delighted that the restrictions on food had been lifted that they ate capsules containing a tape worm so that they could eat to their heart’s content without getting fat. This, of course, revolted

Text settings Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Share Share Theodore Dalrymple Are we prepared for the end of obesity? Copy link Copied Linkedin Messenger Email Sixty years ago, my biology teacher told me (so it must have been true) that after the war, some Americans were so delighted that the restrictions on food had been lifted that they ate capsules containing a tape worm so that they could eat to their heart's content without getting fat. This, of course, revolted me, as it was intended to. I never forgot what she said. Twenty years later, I was to

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