BANTINGS AND BARBELLS
Martin Huecker, MD
W
e live every day with a poor little
guy who gets picked on a lot. Taking the blame for inflammation,
obesity, heart disease, visceral fat accumulation,
post-prandial slumber; we are supposed to
do everything we can to prevent blood borne
exposure to this molecule, insulin.
consulted Dr. William Harvey. Harvey placed him on a low carbohydrate diet (avoiding sugar and starch most crucially), essentially
a precursor to Atkins.’ William Banting’s “Letter on Corpulence,
Addressed to the Public” outlined how he was able to lose weight
while still imbibing several alcoholic be