Victor Lindlahr

Victor Lindlahr
Victor Lindlahr
Born	February 14, 1897
Died	January 26, 1969; Miami Beach, Florida
Alma mater	Chicago College of Osteopathy
Known for	Advocacy of good nutrition

Victor Hugo Lindlahr (February 14, 1897 – January 26, 1969) was an American health food and weight loss pioneer. From 1936 to 1953, he hosted Talks and Diet,^[1] a popular radio series about nutrition.^[2]

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.^[3] His book is also credited for popularizing the expression.^[4] His father was the famous naturopath Henry Lindlahr.^[5]

Publications

Guide to Balanced Diet (1938)
You Are What You Eat (1940)
The Lindlahr Vitamin Cook Book (1941)
Win Health Through Foods (1946)
7 Day Reducing Diet (1948)
201 Tasty Dishes for Reducers (1948)
Eat and Reduce! (1948)
Your Body Energy
Calorie Countdown (1962)

References

^ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. P. 166.
^ Buxton, Frank; Bill Owen (1972). The big broadcast, 1920-1950. Viking Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-670-16240-6.
^ Levenstein, Harvey A. (2003). Paradox of plenty: a social history of eating in modern America, Part 12. University of California Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-520-23440-6.
^ Gilman, Sander L. (2007). Diets and dieting: a cultural encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-415-97420-2.
^ Maloney, Cathy Jean. (2008). Chicago Gardens: The Early History. University of Chicago Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-226-50234-2

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[rs-1] DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. P. 166.

[2] Buxton, Frank; Bill Owen (1972). The big broadcast, 1920-1950. Viking Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-670-16240-6.

[3] Levenstein, Harvey A. (2003). Paradox of plenty: a social history of eating in modern America, Part 12. University of California Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-520-23440-6.

[4] Gilman, Sander L. (2007). Diets and dieting: a cultural encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-415-97420-2.

[5] Maloney, Cathy Jean. (2008). Chicago Gardens: The Early History. University of Chicago Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-226-50234-2

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