From "Fat Is In" to "Slim-Thick" - A History of Dieting
Food, We Need To Talk
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Dieting in the 19th Century
In the 19 thirties and forties slenderness starts to become less fashionable, because now we have working class people starving. The more it is connected to femininity, the more men start to opt out. When men diet its always for health reasons. When women diet its for reasons of appearance.
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