Here’s What Weight-Loss Advice Looked Like Nearly 100 Years Ago

On your ideal weight

1920 tip: “Each of us has an ideal weight which is perfectly easy to attain and still easier to retain.”

Today’s update: People might think that because they were always thin growing up, that they can easily get back to that body type later on in life, but our bodies are always changing. “Our weight will fluctuate throughout our lives, and it’s still perfectly possible to incorporate health-promoting behaviors regardless of our body size,” says Alyssa Pike, RD, Manager, Nutrition Communications, International Food Information Council Foundation. “The idea that you can easily manipulate your weight and maintain that size is unrealistic for the majority of people who try to do so.”

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