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Kellogg and other eugenicists continue to raise concerns about white women's thinness.

1890s-1920s

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Cereal magnate John H Kellogg and other eugenicists of the time see trends toward slimness as a sign of the "depreciation" of the "civilized" race and express dismay about the perceived impact of low body weight on white women's reproductive capacity.