Banting

/ˈbæn.tɪŋ/ noun

A weight-loss diet that emphasizes eating meat, fat, and protein while avoiding carbohydrates, named after William Banting who popularized it in the 1860s.

Named after William Banting (1797-1878), an English undertaker who wrote a pamphlet about his successful low-carb diet that became wildly popular in Victorian England.

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