Time-Traveling Tummies: Shedding Pounds Through the Ages
Are the good old days truly the good old days? It’s that time of year again. As the calendar flies through February and roars into March, many of our New Year’s Resolutions start to fade faster than snow melting. Some do stick around, like earnest efforts to maintain a healthier weight. Today, our hosts journey back in time seeking information on the trendiest diets and weight loss methods used by our ancestors. Learn all about how the weight was viewed from the time of the Greeks to now. Stops along the way include William the Conqueror’s liquid diet, William Banting and the origin of the low-carb diet, Horace Fletcher’s mastication method, and the history’s other quirky weight-loss trends from corsets to laxatives to “obesity powder” and more! They’ll also explore society’s shifting views on body image and weight loss. And don’t you dare think absurd weight-loss fixes are a thing of the past! Today’s episode wraps up with an overview of viral methods to shed unwanted weight.