Sir Frederick Grant, 1891–1941, Canadian physician: one of the discoverers of insulin; Nobel Prize 1923.
(often lowercase) Bantingism.
C19: named after William Banting (1797–1878), London undertaker who popularized this diet
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Dr. Daniel Drucker is a clinician-researcher and professor at the University of Toronto, and holds the Canada Research Chair in Regulatory Peptides and the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre-Novo Nordisk chair in Incretin biology.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
“Insulin does not belong to me,” Mr. Banting famously said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
One of the University of Toronto researchers who made the discovery, Frederick Banting, sold his share of the patent for $1 because, he said, “Insulin does not belong to me. It belongs to the world.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
Two months later, Malaysia revoked permits for some plastic imports after factories involved in recycling in Banting, south-west of Kuala Lumpur, were forced to close amid residents’ complaints of air and water pollution.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2018
Sang “Streptocock-Gee to Banbury-T” and “Bye Baby Banting, soon you’ll need decanting.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
The first occasion, in 1919, was to restrict debate on the Treaty of Versailles; the second, in 1926, on the World Court debate; the third, last week, on the McFadden-Pepper branching banting bill debate.
From Time Magazine Archive
And by all means let him consult a qualified physician if he fears either that he is overdoing or underdoing his banting.
From One Third Off by Sarg, Tony
In case of persons troubled with an excess of fat, the bath must be accompanied by massage, banting, and a liberal indulgence in outdoor exercise.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe
"As for Lorna, she's been banting in preparation; she hardly took any dinner."
From A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story by Brazil, Angela
The banting is a trading vessel, of a larger class, having two masts, with upright sails like the former, rising at the stem and stern, and somewhat resembling a Chinese junk, excepting in its size.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
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