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Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the PublicBook

by William Banting, 1863

Who uses, recommends or left Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Tim Spector
Professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London, co-founder of the nutrition company ZOE, and author of The Diet Myth and Spoon-Fed.
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I like the idea, and also just the fact that over 110 years before the Atkins diet it had all already been done. There are also some great quotes in there, and plenty of social history. Because in his day, seeing someone obese was really quite unusual. Kids would point at him in the street, and laugh at the fat man going down the road, which you wouldn't really get now.

Five Books interview on landmark diet books, which he discusses critically

2020-09-21·fivebooks.com ↗

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