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How Women Lost Weight in the Soviet Union: The Most Popular Diets of That Time
10.10.2024 16:57
Attractive forms of women have been a concern at all times, including during the Soviet era.
We have compiled a list of the top 3 most popular diets that women followed in pursuit of a slim figure.
The Kremlin Diet
Those who wanted to get their bodies in shape and chose the so-called “Kremlin diet” for this purpose were forced to limit their carbohydrate intake.
Each product was assigned a certain number of units - depending on its carbohydrate content. To evaluate their diet, the person losing weight only had to add up all the products consumed during the day.
To lose weight, it was recommended to eat no more than 20 units of carbohydrates per day, and to maintain shape – no more than 40.
Fasting days
Fasting was a method used in psychiatry in the Soviet era to calm down particularly violent patients. Later, it was used to treat obesity.
Soon, fasting days became a common occurrence, and Soviet women began to independently arrange days without food for themselves.
Mono diet
The requirements of the mono-diet were to eat only one food product for a long period of time.
It is hard to call such a diet healthy, because due to the meager diet the body simply has nowhere to get the vitamins, minerals and macronutrients it needs.
