Dark History

Heroin & Cigarettes & Tapeworms: The Dark History of Diet Culture (1x42)

Air date: May 05, 2022

Buckle in, babe, because we’re going to talk about the devastating world of DIET CULTURE. When I started researching this episode, all I wanted to know is who came up with the idea of a diet. But then I discovered that somewhere along the way, dieting became less about health and more about -surprise surprise- money and treating women horribly. So today, we’re headed everywhere from ancient Greece to Jane Fonda’s workout studio to figure out the Dark History of Diet Culture.