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Letter on Corpulence
- Addressed to the Public
- De: William Banting
- Narrado por: Adam B. Crafter
- Duración: 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Within the last few decades, several obesity-reducing low carbohydrate diets have come to the public's attention. What few realize is that these are all the grandchildren in thought to William Banting, an undertaker who, in 1864, wrote one short book that launched the first incredibly popular diet for obesity. Banting was immortalized by having his name enter the English language as a verb. Three examples include an Irishman, Captain Boycott, whose name entered the language in the 1860s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- De Cassandra en 03-04-16
- Letter on Corpulence
- Addressed to the Public
- De: William Banting
- Narrado por: Adam B. Crafter
A moving story, still relevant today
Revisado: 11-30-15
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Banting wrote and distributed this letter, basically at cost, as a public service, because his health was so completely and easily transformed by the low carb diet, that he wanted to share his success with the many other sufferers of obesity.
As the first low carb testimonial, it speaks volumes, and because it is a personal story, Crafter's narration shines and brings it to life.
Like many of us today, Banting tried other methods in vain. He tried numerous of the recommended cures of the day, but it was 30 years before he hit upon a low carb diet. The chronicling of these attempts holds such familiar crushed hope, that it would be painful, if not for the happy eventual result.
I particularly liked the insight, still little appreciated today, that healthful as intense physical exercise may be, it is not fat reducing in and of itself.
All in all, a great pleasure to listen to, for content and performance.
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