#3 Dorothy Bradley, photographed for LIFE magazine article on obesity, 1949.

Dorothy Bradley, photographed for LIFE magazine article on obesity, 1949.

The Plague of Overweight: Vintage Photos from a 1954 LIFE Magazine Illustrate the Problem Early on in the U.S.

#3 Dorothy Bradley, photographed for LIFE magazine article on obesity, 1949.

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