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Ban•ting•ism
(ban′ting iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. (often l.c.) [Med.]
- Nutritiona weight-reduction method based on a diet high in proteins and low in fats and carbohydrates.
- 1860–65; after west, western. Banting (19th-century London cabinetmaker); see -ism
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