Letter on corpulence
Book • 1863
Published in 1863, William Banting's Letter on Corpulence is a seminal work in the history of dieting.
Banting documented his personal experience of losing weight by drastically reducing his consumption of bread, pasta, and processed foods.
His approach emphasized a diet rich in meat and vegetables, a departure from the conventional high-carbohydrate diets of the time.
This letter, detailing Banting's successful self-experiment, became widely popular, marking an early endorsement of low-carbohydrate eating as a weight-loss strategy.
Banting's insights laid the groundwork for many modern dietary approaches, underscoring the enduring relevance of his observations on the impact of food choices on health.
Banting documented his personal experience of losing weight by drastically reducing his consumption of bread, pasta, and processed foods.
His approach emphasized a diet rich in meat and vegetables, a departure from the conventional high-carbohydrate diets of the time.
This letter, detailing Banting's successful self-experiment, became widely popular, marking an early endorsement of low-carbohydrate eating as a weight-loss strategy.
Banting's insights laid the groundwork for many modern dietary approaches, underscoring the enduring relevance of his observations on the impact of food choices on health.
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