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42: Heroin & Cigarettes & Tapeworms: The Dark History of Diet Culture

2022/5/4
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本期节目探讨了节食文化的历史演变及其对女性身心健康的影响。节目指出,节食产业利用女性的不安全感牟利,而各种节食方法的成功率极低。从古希腊到现代社会,女性的理想体型不断变化,背后是社会对女性身体的刻板印象和商业利益的驱动。节目回顾了历史上各种极端的节食方法,例如香烟节食法、好莱坞18天节食法以及服用绦虫的节食方法,并指出这些方法对女性健康造成了严重危害,甚至导致死亡。节目还介绍了芭芭拉·拉玛尔的故事,她为了保持身材尝试各种节食方法,最终英年早逝。此外,节目还探讨了“黑色就是美丽”运动和“肥胖接受”运动,以及简·方达的健身计划对女性积极健康生活方式的贡献。节目批判了“海洛因时尚”等对女性造成负面影响的潮流,并强调了对厌食症等饮食失调症的重视。最后,节目呼吁女性要接纳真实的自我,关注自身感受,而非盲目追求媒体塑造的理想体型。

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Diet culture is a societal norm that values thinness over health and profits from people's insecurities. It has evolved over time, but the core idea remains the same: being thin is ideal. However, research shows that 98% of diets fail, highlighting the unrealistic expectations set by the diet industry.

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Did you know that researchers have found that 98% of all diets are complete failures? Did you also know that the diet industry is a multi-billion dollar industry and that whatever body a diet promotes has shifted drastically over the course of human history? Why do you think that is? Spoiler alert: it’s MONEY… and making women feel awful. Buckle in, and get ready for the dark history of Diet Culture.

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