Letter On Corpulence (1863) - William Banting - EPUB

Letter On Corpulence - 3rd Edition (1864) - William Banting - EPUB
47 Pages - English

"Letter On Corpulence, originally published in 1863, is known as the world's first popular diet book. I would only recommend reading this if you're interested in reading it for the historical perspective. Banting appeared to incorrectly believe that butter contains sugar or starch, but other than that most of the dietary advice he followed was fairly reasonable. This is the third edition of the book, published in 1864, and contains additional content. I created this epub and believe it to be of high quality and closely formatted to the original. Enjoy!" - epubmaster

"In what's billed as the "world's first diet book," William Banting offered his strategy for losing weight. He ate four meals a day, didn't exercise much, drank alcohol, and swore off only a few foods. And, what's more, anyone familiar with current low-carb diets will find similar advice here -- advice given in 1864. William Banting was a carpenter in Victorian London whose weight spiraled out of control. His eyesight and hearing failed, he had weak knees, and he suffered an umbilical rupture, health problems he attributed to his weight. He consulted doctors but nothing helped. Then Banting discovered this diet and got results within just a few days. He ate lots of meat, a few vegetables, shunned some foods that he's previously overindulged in, and drank alcohol with lunch and dinner. He lost fifty pounds, and his health improved. He published this pamphlet detailing his diet and distributed the copies for free. By its third printing it had sold 63,000 copies, and the term "Banting" became synonymous with "dieting" in England." - Amazon