ABSTRACT
Banting, who was 5 foot 5 inches, first became overweight in his thirties, and by the age of sixty-five weighed over 200 pounds, despite great efforts to lose and keep off excess weight. At this point, Banting consulted Dr. William Harvey, an ear, nose, and throat specialist, for his hearing loss. The doctor believed his obesity to be the cause of his increasing deafness, and Harvey put him on an experimental low-carbohydrate diet. The diet resulted in him losing 46 pounds over the next year and a great increase in his overall health, including the restoration of his hearing.
