The Height and Weight of West Point Cadets: Dietary Change in Antebellum America

Examines the height and weight of West Point Cadets in the 19th Century and finds that their height was declining in the Antebellum Period. Confirms earlier findings based on Union Army soldiers. Finds also that the cadets were quite underweight by modern standards.

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Authors:	Komlos, John
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	height \| weight \| dietary change \| Antebellum period \| America

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Series:	Articles by John Komlos.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Data has been deposited in ICPSR data archive, no. 09468. published in Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, 897-927
Classification:	I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; N31 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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