Watching this story sourced from the Annals of Internal Medicine make the rounds on the newswires…

President William Howard Taft, the country’s heaviest commander in chief and a high-profile yo-yo dieter in his day, lost 60 pounds in the early 1900s on a low-carb diet with the help of a diet doctor. (source)


What’s the composition of a low-carb diet fit for a president? According to the story, its composition was ~2100 calories composed of the following:

  • 30% carbohydrate
  • 30% protein
  • 40% fat

Indeed! Not exactly low-carb in my book, but likely a dire change for many following the standard American diet (of today, or yesterday).

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