Perhaps, today every person is familiar with a word like diet. And who was the first Creator of the diet and what is its history? This is discussed in this article.
It is believed that the first Creator of the diet was William the Conqueror, king of England in 1087. He put on weight so that he could not ride a horse. To reduce the weight of a king devised a alcoholic diet. Miracle diet helped him, but the mass was not included, probably for the best.
The farther the better. In 1830 appeared the diet to eliminate such a sin as gluttony. It was invented by Sylvester Graham, a Presbyterian Minister. He argued that excessive obesity can cause various diseases. The disciples of Graham were dull and pale, but felt good. Later Alton Sinclair comes up with the post as 1 of the ways to cleanse the body, not only to maintain religion.
By the end of the 19th century began to appear the first printed publications about weight loss and fullness, and then there is a lot of different diets. A pioneer in the diets was Jack Alan, who offered for weight loss diet drinks and low fat food in combination with exercise.
Subsequently to refer to weight loss and limited consumption of sugar and starch used the term “Banting”, in honor of William Banting, who put forward the idea of transforming the eaten potatoes in the fat in the body.
In 1879, saccharin appears. This is 1 of sugar substitutes. For the first time it begins mass-production Corporation “Monsanto”.
At the end of the 19th century the first advertising of the products for weight loss. However, their composition was not very useful components such as washing soda, strychnine, English bitter soda, arsenic and laxatives.
Already in the 20th century, Wilbur Atwater revealed proteins, carbohydrates and fats and their caloric value. In the future, calorie counting began to be used for weight loss. The first guide on the subject was the book Lulu hunt Peters ’ Diet and health with key to the calories”. And now, many women’s magazines promote the idea of counting calories. Advocating this method, as an effective method to achieve the perfect figure.
Time passes and the problem of weight loss remains and becomes a mass. We now offer new diet. Which one is the best, nobody knows. Most importantly, lead a healthy lifestyle, and figure will be fine!
