Dietary Timeline

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1917

American physician Lulu Hunt Peters recommends the formation of "Watch Your Weight Anti-Kaiser Classes", aimed at conserving food for the war effort.

Brumberg, J.J. (1988) Fasting Girls; The emergence of anorexia nervosa as a modern disease. Harvard University Press. USA.