A Dietary Evolution: A Glimpse at the History of Food and Carbs in New York City Kevin Gardner Anthropology, History, Society & Culture In the early settlement of New York, during the colonial era, the working class was comprised of small landowners and people who worked for the households of upper class, large landowners along the Hudson....
The Freshman Fifteen: A Stigmatized Phenomenon Olivia Howard Arts & Culture, Gender Studies Seventeen magazine popularized the phrase “freshman fifteen” in 1989 and the phrase remains ubiquitous in U.S. culture today.1 Seventeen’s cover story “Fighting the Freshman 15” depicted the...
The Immortality Diet: How Diet and Age Intersect Katherine Wu Medicine, Science, Science & Medicine We are not meant to live forever. But for as long as life has existed, organisms have been battling to forestall death by any means possible. The diet industry has promised many things--but can it add...
