You will learn about the effects of the Industrial Revolution on living and working conditions, urbanization (the growth of cities), child labor, public health, working class family life, the role of women, the emerging middle class, and economic growth and income.
Dieting is a national pastime. While the number of Americans who diet varies, depending on the source, the Boston Medical Center indicates that approximately 45 million Americans diet each year and spend $33 billion on weight-loss products in their pursuit of a trimmer, fitter body.
Forty percent of births are unintended.  Americans eat 815 billion calories of food each day - that's roughly 200 billion more than needed - enough to feed 80 million people.  Americans throw out 200,000 tons of edible food daily.  The average American generates 52 tons of garbage by age 75.