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Bantingism

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; - so called from William Banting of London.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bantingism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bantingism.html. 1828.