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Paleolithic diets and the caveman utopia -- Devotional diets and the American Eden -- Pacific Islands diets and the paradise paradox -- Detoxification diets and concepts of a toxic modernity
Diet books have been some of the bestselling books of the 20th century and, upon close reading, reveal new philosophies depicting civilization itself as a disease and diet as the cure. Bitar shows how diet books serve as utopian manifestos for a better body, a healthier society,…
"Diet books contribute to a $60-billion industry as they speak to the 45 million Americans who diet every year. Yet these books don't just tell readers what to eat: they offer complete philosophies about who Americans are and how we should live. Diet and the Disease of Civilizat…