Adventures in the Global Kitchen

Tonics and Tinctures: Historic Remedies for Your Expanding Waistline

Wallach Orientation Center, fourth floor

Ticket Info

$30

Enter at 77th Street

Millions of Americans will promise to lose a few pounds in 2012. But when did Americans start worrying about their waistlines? Join historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman, author of the blog Four Pounds Flour, for a look at how Americans traditionally tried to shed a few extra pounds. From William Banting’s “Letter on Corpulence” to “Fletcherizing” with John Harvey Kellogg, explore and taste some of the best (and worst) historic diet trends in America.

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