The Weight Management Foundation

Chronology of Dieting


A History Of Diets - Chronology of Dieting
When did our love/hate relationship with food and dieting begin? Dieting for weight loss has really only been an issue in the last few hundred years. Prior to this lack of food was the main issue but by mid 1800s obesity was becoming a problem.

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11th Century 1087
19th Century 1862, 1879, 1888, 1894
20th Century 1900s, 1912, 1914-1945, 1918, 1921, 1930s, 1940s & 1950s, 1943, 1951, 1955, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1985, 1990s
21st Century 2000s
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