Why is it called " Banting " ?

                                              William Banting (December 1796 March 1878)
William Banting (December 1796 March 1878) was a notable English undertaker suffering from obesity, he was also the first to popularize a weight loss diet.
In the early 19th century the family business of William Banting of St. James street London was amongst the moat eminent companies of funeral directors in Brittan, conducting the funerals of eight royal family members including queen Victoria and king Edward vii.in 1863 Banting wrote a booklet called "letter on corpulence"
addressed to the public which contained the particular plan for the diet he followed, it was written as an open letter in the form of a personal testimonial.
The emphasis of the letter was on avoiding sugar, saccharine matter,  starch, beer, milk and butter, Banting's letter would be used as the blue print for all modern diet and his pamphlet became so popular that the question "Do you Bant ?" referred to his method and eventually to dieting in general. Banting's booklet remains in print today. (as of 2007).
Banting was publicly vilified for advancing a low-carbohydrate diet diet and false rumors were spread, claiming his diet had destroyed his health. Banting's work influenced contemporary physicians and scientists investigating low-carb diets. The attacks on William Banting prefigured similar rumors spread about Robert Atkins and the Atkins Foundation maintains Banting,s work on its website. Gary Taubes recent study of Carbohydrates, good calories,  bad calories begins with a prologue entitled "A brief history of Banting" and discusses Banting at some length. Most if not all discussions regarding low-carbohydrate diets begin with a discussion on William Banting. another interesting point to ponder on is that William Banting was a relative of Frederick Banting, the discoverer of Insulin.