The business of staying physically fit and not overweight actually became part of a political platform in Denmark. A Danish reform party had as a plank in its platform, a proposed law that would require citizens to hand over one hour's pay every month for each two pounds that they were overweight. The book is shot through with so much goddamn misogyny, Michael, shocking. There is a chapter in this book called let's leave women's live out of this. Nice.
This week is our first Diet Book Deep Dive, where we dig into some of the worst and wildest weight loss advice we can find. First up: Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon's pun, alcohol and misogyny-fueled diet plan from the 1970s. Hope you like broiled steak and Sanka!
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