The “Original” Low-Carb Diet
When an English carpenter named William Banting had trouble with his weight, he tried all sorts of exercise and diets. He eventually found one that was successful. But he was limited to just 1oz of toast, lots of protein, and was allowed “the fruit of any pudding,” just not the pastry.
It was the beginning of the low-carb diet. He published a book to log his diet and its success, but the weird part was that it became so successful that his name became a verb synonymous with the diet. People began to refuse carbs by saying, “No thanks, I’m banting.” “Bant” is still used today in Sweden to describe dieting.
