Show Notes
As soon as people became wealthy enough not to have to spend every waking hour of their day, working, cleaning, hunting or cooking, they had enough to look in the mirror and decide what they didn’t like about themselves.
From the truly horrific and crippling footbinding practices in imperial china to modern day plastic surgery, people have been searching for ways to achieve their body goals. Victorian England, the initial setting for todays story, was possibly one of the craziest times in history when it came to the number of diet fads and body morphing practices. So what better place to dive in and see where the stories take us.
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References:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-horrifying-legacy-of-the-victorian-tapeworm-diet https://www.vice.com/en/article/xw5nnq/inside-the-lasting-legacy-of-tapeworm-diets https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20695743 https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/weird-fad-diets-weight-loss-history-new-year/
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