This chapter sheds light on the harmful effects of false weight loss products, focusing on an exposé on reduceomania by Photo Play Magazine and the tragic consequences like actress Barbara Lamar's death. It advocates for removing dangerous reducing drugs from the market and promoting a sensible approach to health and fitness.
This 2019 episode covers Sylvia of Hollywood, famous in the 1920s and 1930s for shaping up starlets, cementing the idea that Hollywood's beauties were aspirational figures for the average woman.
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