TY  - BOOK
AU  - Croy,Anita
TI  - Deadly diets
T2  - Bizarre history of beauty
SN  - 1538226804
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Gareth Stevens Publishing
KW  - Food habits
KW  - History
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Food
KW  - Food preferences
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - lcgft
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
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