Books by William Banting
“It’s the first fad diet, that we know of in detail. In the 19th century, this really quite powerful personality, the undertaker to the royal family, was suddenly getting fat. He sought advice, tried all kinds of diets, was rowing up and down the Thames for two hours a day, all the time he just kept getting fatter. Then he decided to go on this diet, which he called after himself—basically a modern day Atkins diet of meat and fruit. And he lost 30 kilograms.” Read more...
Tim Spector, Scientist
Interviews where books by William Banting were recommended
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Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public
by William Banting -
2
Pure, White, and Deadly: How Sugar Is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It
by John Yudkin -
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The F-Plan Diet: Lose Weight Fast and Live Longer
by Audrey Eyton -
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The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted
by T. Colin Campbell & Thomas M. Campbell II -
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The Fast Diet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting
by Michael Mosley
Diet Books, selected by Tim Spector
Diet Books, selected by Tim Spector
Fad diets have been with us for generations, but the truth is that any regime that focuses on excluding whole food groups should be approached with caution, says Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London and author of the bestselling books The Diet Myth and Spoon-Fed. For this reason, he says, intermittent fasting (also known as the 5:2 diet) is the only weight-loss diet he’d truly recommend.
