William Banting was a notable English undertaker. Formerly obese, he is also known for being the first to popularise a weight loss diet based on limiting the intake of carbohydrates, especially those of a starchy or sugary nature.
What Banting means?
: a method of dieting for obesity by avoiding sweets and carbohydrates.
What can you eat on a Banting diet?
What foods can I include on the Banting diet?
- Vegetables including leafy greens, cruciferous veg, onions and shallots, rhubarb, mushrooms and fennel.
- Fruits including lemon and lime, tomatoes and olives.
- Meat, fish, poultry, eggs and cheese.
- Fermented foods including kefir, kimchi and sauerkraut.
