Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public: With a Review of the Work From Blackwood's Magazine, and an Article on Corpulency Leanness From Harper's Weekly (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

William Banting

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ISBN 10 : 1332116876 ISBN 13 : 9781332116874

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the debate over obesity and a famous diet’s claims. This nonfiction work surveys William Banting’s now-famous diet and the medical commentary that followed, offering a clear look at early ideas about corpulence and regimens for health and body shape.

The book presents Banting’s own account of his weight loss plan, the foods he avoided, and how he adapted his meals. It also includes a pointed critique that examines the science and assumptions behind popular dieting of the era, helping readers understand how these discussions shaped public views on health, appetite, and lifestyle.

• Understand Banting’s dietary scheme and the foods he prioritized and avoided.


• See how contemporary doctors interpreted obesity and proposed remedies.


• Consider the humor, bias, and social context surrounding 19th‑century discussions of body size.


• Compare historical dieting logic with modern perspectives on wellness and nutrition.

Ideal for readers interested in the history of diet culture, medical opinions on corpulence, and how public discourse around weight has evolved.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public: With a Review of the Work From Blackwood's Magazine, and an Article on Corpulency Leanness From Harper's Weekly

He soon afterwards died, and, as the tendency to corpulence remained, I consulted other high orthodox authorities (never any inferior adviser), but all in vain. I have tried sea air and bathing 111. Various localities, with much walking exercise; taken gallons of physic and liquor potassas, advisedly and abundantly riding on horseback the waters and climate of Leamington many times, as well as those of Cheltenham and Harrogate frequently have lived upon Sixpence a day, so to Speak, and earned it, if bodily labor may be so construed and have spared no trouble nor expense in consultations with the best 'authorities in the land, giving each and all a fair time for experiment, without any permanent remedy, as the evil still gradually increased.

I am under obligations to most of those advisers for the pains and interest they took in my case but only to one for an effectual remedy.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332116876
• ISBN 13: 9781332116874
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 76
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