From "Fat Is In" to "Slim-Thick" - A History of Dieting

Food, We Need To Talk

Juna Gjata

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Health

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

From the time of the Victorians to the time of the Kardashians, there's always been a body type that's been "in." The only problem? It's always changing.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Katharina Vester of American University about the origins of body ideals and how they have impacted society and culture over time. Having a six pack used to mean you were broke? Only men were allowed to watch their weight? The surprising history of dieting and our bodies.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, just a quick note, we are conducting an audience survey and we'd be so grateful
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0:12.4	food to take the survey today. That is survey.prx.org slash food. Thank you. Hey guys, it's Yuna.
0:21.2	We want to do a Q&A episode and feature you guys and your questions. So if you have a question
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0:43.9	Food We Need to Talk is funded by a branch from the Ardmore Institute of Health, home of full
0:48.8	plate living. Eddie, I've got a question for you. Hit me. Do you know what slim thick is?
0:57.6	It kind of sounds like an oxymoron. Okay, no, slim thick is actually this new body ideal that is
1:04.7	popularized by none other than the queen herself, Kim Kardashian. I'm excited to be here tonight
1:11.1	to show you guys that I'm so much more than just a pretty face.
1:18.9	And good hair and great makeup and amazing boobs and a perfect butt.
1:24.8	Wait, wait, wait, so what is it? Slim thick is this body ideal that has become really popular now,
1:30.8	which is basically about being curvy but only in the right places. So it's basically like having
1:36.0	a big butt and like curvy legs, but having a really, really small waist. Meanwhile, when I was
1:41.8	growing up, the look that was in was the heroin chic, very thin body type, aka the Paris Hilton body.
1:49.6	I think I know what you're talking about. It's basically shifting body ideals, depending on who's
1:54.6	popular at the time. There's a certain body type that people aspire to. So this got me thinking,
2:00.1	where did these body ideals come from? Have we always had them? Have they always been the same?
2:05.5	How did aspiring to have a certain body even become such a big thing, especially for women?
2:11.2	The answer might shock you. I'm Yuna Jada. And I'm Dr. Eddie Phillips. And you're listening to
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