While low-carb diets are all the rage today, they can be traced back to one man who is said to have birthed the stripped back way of eating. William Banting, who was a funeral director living in ...

William Banting was the world’s first pioneer of a low-carbohydrate diet, following a long career as an undertaker. His booklet, “Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public,” outlined the efficacy ...