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1920s Weight Loss Secrets (Calories, Candy, and Cigarettes) | Ep 360

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Content provided by Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach & Fat Loss Expert, Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach, and Fat Loss Expert. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach & Fat Loss Expert, Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach, and Fat Loss Expert or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Get your free Nutrition 101 for Body Composition guide to understand the fundamentals of nutrition and personalize your calories/macros:
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Diet culture emerged in the 1920s, when calorie counting was invented, cigarettes were marketed as weight loss aids, and thinness became associated with moral virtue for the first time in American history.

Discover how the birth of modern diet culture 100 years ago created patterns we're still repeating today.

Main Takeaways:

  • Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters invented calorie counting in 1918, selling 2+ million copies of the first diet bestseller
  • Lucky Strike's "Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet" campaign increased cigarette sales 300% by targeting weight-conscious women
  • The moral dimension of dieting (connecting food choices to character and virtue) started in the 1920s and persists today
  • Bizarre 1920s fads (grapefruit diets, tapeworm pills, vibrating belts) reveal humanity's eternal search for effortless weight loss shortcuts
  • Energy balance remains the core principle, but now we understand the many other nutrition and lifestyle components that matter
  • The desire for quick fixes is deeply human but misleading... sustainable success comes from embracing fundamentals

Episode Resources:

Timestamps:

2:37 - Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters, calorie counting pioneer
6:42 - Cigarettes vs. sweets campaign
9:30 - Bizarre 1920s fads (grapefruit diet, tapeworms, and vibrating belts)
12:44 - What the 1920s got right about weight loss
15:18 - 3 major mistakes that persist today
19:17 - Why we still seek the same quick fixes 100 years later
22:21 - Sustainable fundamentals vs. magic solutions

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đŸ”„ Take our 2-minute Metabolic Quiz to find out what's stalling your metabolism... and get a personalized roadmap to sustainable fat loss

đŸ©ž Book a Performance Bloodwork Analysis for a bio-optimized training, nutrition, and supplement plan (use VITALITY20 for 20% off)

🎓 Join Physique University for just $27 + get a FREE 6-month nutrition plan: bit.ly/wwpu-free-plan

đŸ‘„ Join our Facebook community for Q&As & support
👋 Ask a question or find me on Instagram
đŸ“± Try MacroFactor 2 weeks free with code WITSANDWEIGHTS (my favorite nutrition app)

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Chapters

1. Birth of Modern Diet Culture (00:00:00)

2. Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters' Calorie Revolution (00:06:30)

3. Cigarettes as Diet Aids (00:11:15)

4. Get Chef's Foundry Ceramic Cookware at 50% Off (00:11:20)

5. Bizarre 1920s Weight Loss Methods (00:16:10)

6. What They Got Right and Wrong (00:22:15)

7. Why We Still Chase Quick Fixes (00:23:20)

524 episodes

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Manage episode 499931709 series 2997456
Content provided by Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach & Fat Loss Expert, Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach, and Fat Loss Expert. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach & Fat Loss Expert, Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach, and Fat Loss Expert or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Get your free Nutrition 101 for Body Composition guide to understand the fundamentals of nutrition and personalize your calories/macros:
witsandweights.com/free

--

Diet culture emerged in the 1920s, when calorie counting was invented, cigarettes were marketed as weight loss aids, and thinness became associated with moral virtue for the first time in American history.

Discover how the birth of modern diet culture 100 years ago created patterns we're still repeating today.

Main Takeaways:

  • Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters invented calorie counting in 1918, selling 2+ million copies of the first diet bestseller
  • Lucky Strike's "Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet" campaign increased cigarette sales 300% by targeting weight-conscious women
  • The moral dimension of dieting (connecting food choices to character and virtue) started in the 1920s and persists today
  • Bizarre 1920s fads (grapefruit diets, tapeworm pills, vibrating belts) reveal humanity's eternal search for effortless weight loss shortcuts
  • Energy balance remains the core principle, but now we understand the many other nutrition and lifestyle components that matter
  • The desire for quick fixes is deeply human but misleading... sustainable success comes from embracing fundamentals

Episode Resources:

Timestamps:

2:37 - Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters, calorie counting pioneer
6:42 - Cigarettes vs. sweets campaign
9:30 - Bizarre 1920s fads (grapefruit diet, tapeworms, and vibrating belts)
12:44 - What the 1920s got right about weight loss
15:18 - 3 major mistakes that persist today
19:17 - Why we still seek the same quick fixes 100 years later
22:21 - Sustainable fundamentals vs. magic solutions

Support the show

đŸ”„ Take our 2-minute Metabolic Quiz to find out what's stalling your metabolism... and get a personalized roadmap to sustainable fat loss

đŸ©ž Book a Performance Bloodwork Analysis for a bio-optimized training, nutrition, and supplement plan (use VITALITY20 for 20% off)

🎓 Join Physique University for just $27 + get a FREE 6-month nutrition plan: bit.ly/wwpu-free-plan

đŸ‘„ Join our Facebook community for Q&As & support
👋 Ask a question or find me on Instagram
đŸ“± Try MacroFactor 2 weeks free with code WITSANDWEIGHTS (my favorite nutrition app)

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Birth of Modern Diet Culture (00:00:00)

2. Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters' Calorie Revolution (00:06:30)

3. Cigarettes as Diet Aids (00:11:15)

4. Get Chef's Foundry Ceramic Cookware at 50% Off (00:11:20)

5. Bizarre 1920s Weight Loss Methods (00:16:10)

6. What They Got Right and Wrong (00:22:15)

7. Why We Still Chase Quick Fixes (00:23:20)

524 episodes

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