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Willett and Skerrett are the authors of "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy," published by Simon & Schuster Source.
A middle-aged man, tired of being fat and having trouble losing weight, happens on a low-carbohydrate diet. He tries it for a few months and watches happily as the kilos slip away without the gnawing hunger and cravings that other diets have caused him. He writes a book that is a huge hit with the public, even though the medical establishment scorns it. The book is William Banting's "Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public." It was published in London in 1863.
Imagine Banting's delight if he could listen in on a 21st-century cocktail ...