Atkins? That's, like, soooo two centuries ago!
From Kacirk, Jeffrey, The Word Museum : The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten:
banting: Doing banting, reducing superfluous fat by living on meat diet and abstaining from farinaceous food and vegetables, according to the method adopted by William Banting [1796-1878], a London cabinet-maker, once a very fat man. The word was introduced about 1864.
(p. 22)
Which goes to prove that etymology can sometimes be fun and useful. And that there's nothing new under the sun. Including low-carb diets named after people.
banting: Doing banting, reducing superfluous fat by living on meat diet and abstaining from farinaceous food and vegetables, according to the method adopted by William Banting [1796-1878], a London cabinet-maker, once a very fat man. The word was introduced about 1864.
(p. 22)
Which goes to prove that etymology can sometimes be fun and useful. And that there's nothing new under the sun. Including low-carb diets named after people.