WILLIAM BANTING: The Father of the Low-Carbohydrate Diet

Barry Groves ^ | 2002

[tom paine 2]

bump for Banting

[breakem]

interesting, thanx

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[Trampled by Lambs]

Mmmm, meat!

Someone alert PETA!

After losing 36 lbs in under 2 months, Atkins or Banting, I am a believer. It has literally changed my life for the better.

[Capriole]

This is interesting. In reading period literature I had often come across an expression like, "She is banting." Had no idea what it meant. Now it's clear, this was a nineteenth-century way of saying, "She's doing Atkins." Some things never change.

[Paradox]

Thanks for the post! I am bookmarking it. Great history of low-carb diets. While I am not currently on one, I believe it can work for many people, and should be in the "arsenal" so to speak, for people trying to reduce weight.

[50sDad]

PETA conspiracy...hummm...ever notice it is a food PYRAMID?!?!

[Pharmboy]

Why I didn't know that...

[T'wit]

Only three men in history have been immortalised by having their names enter the English language as verbs.

Like we all go around saying "I want to bant" all the time?

I'll bet a serious search would turn up many more such names. Off the top, I think of only "gerrymander" and the probably apocryphal "crap." Maybe some other time :-)

[Rubber_Duckie_27]

I started South Beach on Jan. 1, have lost 7 pounds in 6 days (staying well-hydrated the whole time), and feel fine.

I really do think that a diet high in protein with some fat and some low-glycemic index carbs (mainly veggies and a little fruit) is the way to eat for a lifetime. I tried Weight Watchers, and although I lost about 16 pounds over three months, I always felt hungry and snacked a lot on sugary, empty calorie JUNK simply because it was low in points. I have not been hungry once in the last week on South Beach. I was a major carb addict...pasta once a day, bagel with breakfast, sandwiches at lunch, and a big bowl of sugary ice cream for dessert. Much of my excess fat is in my gut, and it got there mainly because of my carb addiction.

I *like* not eating "diet" foods loaded with sugar and unpronounceable ingredients. I *like* to be able to eat cheese and olive oil and eggs! I've finally got a weight-loss plan that I don't mind doing...because I feel full, I can exercise without getting hungry, and it doesn't feel like work (no calorie counting!).

I go to Phase Two (limited re-introduction of low-GI, high-fiber carbs like whole wheat pasta and fruit) in 8 days and I don't miss anything that I used to eat. The sugar and starch cravings were gone within two days.

(I know there's a lot of Atkins folks here, nothing against Atkins - it's just that I'm vegetarian and South Beach has a reputation for being far more vegetarian-friendly, so that's what I went with.)

[Ff--150]

bump--read later

[Reeses]

I can think of a girl's name verb: She Lewinskyed her boss to keep her job.

[TruthNtegrity]

Ping!

[chriservative]

What about Clymer? At least around these parts, it's part of the vernacular.

[ThirstyMan]

How about "Borked"?

Or "Clintonese"?

[4CJ]

Another sermon at lunch. Coinkydink?

Lunch was high in fat & protein. Losing the sugared tea is killer. :o(

[Ff--150]

better watch out---those cowinkidinks will shift your paradigm.....

[T'wit]

Bork is an excellent example.

Here are eight more eponymic verbs, just to jeer at the article's claim:
sandwich
Bowdlerize
galvanize
grangerize
guillotine
lynch
mesmerize
spoonerize