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Have Americans Ever Really Been Healthy?

January 13, 2025

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Medical historians say that the phrase “Make America Healthy Again” obscures a past during which this country’s people ate, smoked and drank things that mostly left them unwell.

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Have Americans Ever Really Been Healthy?

Medical historians say that the phrase “Make America Healthy Again” obscures a past during which this country’s people ate, smoked and drank things that mostly left them unwell.

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