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

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  • John Komlos

    (The Institute of Economic History, Department of Economics, University of Munich)

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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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  • John Komlos, "undated". "The Height and Weight of West Point Cadets: Dietary Change in Antebellum America," Articles by John Komlos 32, Department of Economics, University of Munich.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehb:komart:32
    Note: Data has been deposited in ICPSR data archive, no. 09468.
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    Keywords

    height; weight; dietary change; Antebellum period; America;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • N31 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913

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