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Never Satisfied

Hillel Schwartz

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Abstract: This light-hearted historical account of dieting is devoted to explaning the cultural fit between shared fictions about the body and the reducing methods of the era. Discussions are as follows: dieting and history ; ritual and romance of dieting ; men, women and fat ; thin body and the Jacksonians ; buoyant body (obese) in Victorian America ; the balanced body at century's turn ; regulated body (fasting, slow chewing of foods, calorie counting, and thyroid pills) ; measured body (calorie controlled) ; physiological effects of obesity and body types ; dieting and marketing profits ; overweight children and dieting ; and a weightless body. Bibliographical notes are included

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Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1986
Pages: 468
Language: EN
Categories: Cooking / History, Design / Fashion & Accessories, Health & Fitness / Beauty & Grooming / General, Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / General, History / General
ISBN-13: 9780029292501