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WILLIAM BANTING
William Banting (1796-1878), English, was one of the first people to manage his weight by going on a formal low-carbohydrate diet to reduce his weight. His method for doing so was supervised by Dr. William Harvey, who notified the public of his success in 1863.
He wrote a booklet called "Letter on Corpulence Addressed to the Public" which contained the particular plan for the diet he followed. The pamphlet's popularity was such that the question "do you bant?" referred to his method, and eventually to dieting in general. Although originating from English verb banting, this word is nowadays the Swedish verb meaning "to diet", bantning.
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