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Diets and Dieting - A Cultural Encyclopedia (Paperback)
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Diets and dieting have concerned-and sometimes obsessed-human
societies for centuries. The dieters' regime is about many things,
among them the control of weight and the body, the politics of
beauty, discipline and even self-harm, personal and societal
demands for improved health, spiritual harmony with the universe,
and ethical codes of existence. An A to Z encyclopedia, this
innovative reference work spans many periods and cultures as the
acclaimed cultural and medical historian Sander Gilman lays out the
history of diets and dieting in a fascinating series of articles.
This volume is a reference tool presenting the historical, popular,
and scientific context for diets and dieting from the ancient world
to the present. The entries range from biography to large survey
essays, which cover the historical and cultural context as well as
the practice of dieting. The entries are truly international in
scope, and present the context for contemporary dieting culture and
celebrity within the longer historical view and across cultures.
Sample entries include: Advertising Anorexia Robert Atkins
Bariatric Surgery Bodybuilding Brillat-Savarin Christianity China
Today Fast Food Fat Positive Gandhi Globalization Greek Medicine
John Harvey Kellogg Medieval Diets Paleolithic Diets Vegetarianism
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