Quote by: William Banting

For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Banting
  • DescriptionEnglish undertaker and populariser of a weight loss diet
  • Born1797
  • DiedMarch 16, 1878
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionNutritionist; Author