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The diets today are similar to diets of the 20th-century
Many of the fad diets we follow today share similarities with fad diets followed in the 20th century.
Early 20th-century diets emphasised low-carb and no sugar. Evidence suggested a link between obesity and mortality, causing people to focus on regulating body weight.
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The popularity of diets
The feminine ideal of the New Woman in the 1920s with her slim, androgynous outline and increased spending power may have pushed the popularity of diets. Home weighing scales became common, as well as diet plans and books.
Avoiding carbs was central to many popular diets. ...
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Weight loss regimes in the 70s and 80s
Popular weight-loss regimes were talked up as self-help tools for the emancipated woman. Success and inner balance required control of the body through dieting and exercise.
The link between fitness and health caused fitness studios to become popular. Low-fat foods were em...
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The Banting diet
Wiliam Banting, an English undertaker, invented a diet in 1863 to help him lose excessive weight. The diet appeared in many health manuals and magazines and recommended people follow a high protein, low carbohydrate plan.
This diet set the trend for other popular d...
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Slimming diets in the 1950s and 60s
Slimming diets decreased in popularity during wartime and rationing but thrived in the years that followed - all to have a slim, beautiful body.
As before, low-carbohydrate approaches dominated, such as the crash diet, the third-day diet, and the daffodil diet. In the 1960...
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A balanced diet and exercise is key
Research shows fad diets may lead to weight gain and disordered eating, but fad diets continue to be popular despite this knowledge.
Modern diets such as keto or paleo share many similarities with the low-carb, calorie-restrictive diets. While the appeal to fad die...
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