Victor Lindlahr
Encyclopedia
Dr. Victor Hugo Lindlahr was an American
health food
and weight loss
pioneer. In the 1930s he hosted a popular radio series about nutrition. In 1940, he wrote the book You Are What You Eat, one of the earliest texts of the health food movement in the United States, which sold over half a million copies. His book is also credited for popularizing the expression.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
health food
Health food
The term health food is generally used to describe foods that are considered to be beneficial to health, beyond a normal healthy diet required for human nutrition. However, the term is not precisely defined by national regulatory agencies such as the U.S...
and weight loss
Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue...
pioneer. In the 1930s he hosted a popular radio series about nutrition. In 1940, he wrote the book You Are What You Eat, one of the earliest texts of the health food movement in the United States, which sold over half a million copies. His book is also credited for popularizing the expression.