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Cartoon commenting on William Banting's cure for obesity which excluded fats and carbohydrates. The morbidly obese pig is clearly not following the Banting diet. William Banting (1796-1878) an English undertaker, who was the first to popularise a weight loss diet based on limiting the intake of carbohydrates. Dated 19th century

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Cartoon commenting on William Banting's cure for obesity which excluded fats and carbohydrates. The morbidly obese pig is clearly not following the Banting diet. William Banting (1796-1878) an English undertaker, who was the first to popularise a weight loss diet based on limiting the intake of carbohydrates. Dated 19th century

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5088 x 4122 px | 60.0 MB

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43.1 x 34.9 cm | 17.0 x 13.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

01/01/1864 • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH • ANIMAL • ANIMALS • BRITISH • CARBOHYDRATES • CARICATURE • CARICATURES • CARTOON • COMMENTARY • CURE • DIET • EDITORIAL • ENGLISH • FAT MAN • FAT PERSON • FAT • FATS • FOOD • FOODSTUFFS • GORDO • GREAT BRITAIN • HEALTHY • ILLUSTRATED • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • INGLES • MORBID • MORBIDLY OBESE • OBÈSE • OBESITY • OVERWEIGHT • PIG • PORK • SOCIAL COMMENTARY • SOCIAL • SUGAR • SWEETENED • UNDERTAKER • WEIGHT-LOSS • WILLIAM BANTING • XIX CENTURY