Deadly diets
Croy, Anita,
Deadly diets - First edition. - New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm - Bizarre history of beauty . - Croy, Anita. Bizarre history of beauty. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ancient diets -- Roots of healthy eating -- Don't eat that! -- Have another dormouse -- The middle ages -- That food will kill you -- The first diets -- The early modern world -- Outsized rulers -- Full-figured beauties -- The nineteenth century -- That's romantic -- Counting calories -- The twentieth century -- That's convenient -- Food in wartime -- Fad diets -- The twenty-first century -- The perfect model? -- Back to the past -- Timeline -- Glossary.
"Did you know that an 18th century Swedish king ate himself to death at a feast? Or that Maria Callas swallowed a tapeworm to try to control her weight? People throughout the ages have turned to bizarre dietary regimes to shape their bodies. This book covers so many interesting moments in food history, from cannibals to fasting, moral diets to extreme weight loss, fad diets to war rationing, and the diagnosis of eating disorders to Elvis. At the same time, readers learn history, science, nutrition, and social studies. Sidebars bring extra fun to the chapters, and incredible full-color art makes each fact pop."--Amazon.com.
1538226804 9781538226803 1538226790 9781538226797
Food habits--History--Juvenile literature.
Food--History--Juvenile literature.
Food preferences--History--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Deadly diets - First edition. - New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm - Bizarre history of beauty . - Croy, Anita. Bizarre history of beauty. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ancient diets -- Roots of healthy eating -- Don't eat that! -- Have another dormouse -- The middle ages -- That food will kill you -- The first diets -- The early modern world -- Outsized rulers -- Full-figured beauties -- The nineteenth century -- That's romantic -- Counting calories -- The twentieth century -- That's convenient -- Food in wartime -- Fad diets -- The twenty-first century -- The perfect model? -- Back to the past -- Timeline -- Glossary.
"Did you know that an 18th century Swedish king ate himself to death at a feast? Or that Maria Callas swallowed a tapeworm to try to control her weight? People throughout the ages have turned to bizarre dietary regimes to shape their bodies. This book covers so many interesting moments in food history, from cannibals to fasting, moral diets to extreme weight loss, fad diets to war rationing, and the diagnosis of eating disorders to Elvis. At the same time, readers learn history, science, nutrition, and social studies. Sidebars bring extra fun to the chapters, and incredible full-color art makes each fact pop."--Amazon.com.
1538226804 9781538226803 1538226790 9781538226797
Food habits--History--Juvenile literature.
Food--History--Juvenile literature.
Food preferences--History--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.