History of the American Stomach

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A Short History of the American Stomach (Hardcover)

by Frederick Kaufman ]

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This is due out in February. Sounds interesting, even if it may not

be too related to lapband issues....but on the other hand, it shows

that some of the " diet gurus " of today aren't as nutty as some of the

ones of a century or two ago.

My current favorite is still the spams I get daily where I'm promised

to " lose up to 20 pounds in one day with colon cleansing " . I may be

full of it, but not THAT full of it.

dan

Book Description

The extremes of American eating—our separate-but-equal urges to stuff

and to starve ourselves—are easy to blame on the excesses of modern

living. But Frederick Kaufman followed the winding road of the American

intestine back to that cold morning when the first famished Pilgrim

clambered off the Mayflower, and he discovered the alarming truth:

We’ve been this way all along. With outraged wit and an incredible

range of sources that includes everything from Cotton Mather’s diary

to interviews with Amish black-market raw-milk dealers, Kaufman offers

a highly selective, take-no-prisoners tour of American history by way

of the American stomach. Travel with him as he tracks down our earliest

foodies; discovers the secret history of Puritan purges; introduces diet

gurus of the nineteenth century, such as Alcott, who believed

that nothing ought to be mashed before it is eaten; traces extreme

feeders from Bunyan to eating-contest champ Dale Boone (descended

from , of course); and investigates our blithe efforts to

re-create plants and animals that we’ve eaten to the point of

extinction.

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" It's OK to be a little broken, everybody's broken in this life " Jon Bon Jovi

Dan Lester, Boise, Idaho, USA www.mylapband.tk

Banded 4/27/03, Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana

Started at 355, at goal in the 210-220 range for almost 4 years

Ultimate goal of 195 Tummytuck in Boise and SmartLipo in Tijuana