"banting" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Named after William Banting.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1932, Agatha Christie, The Thirteen Problems:",
          "text": "Miss Clark, alarmed at her increasing stoutness, was doing a course of what is popularly known as banting.",
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        "A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(British, informal, archaic) A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods."
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Bantingism"
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          "word": "Bantingize"
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        "British",
        "archaic",
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  "word": "banting"
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  "etymology_text": "Named after William Banting.",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Bantingism"
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    {
      "word": "Bantingize"
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      "glosses": [
        "A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods."
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        "(British, informal, archaic) A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods."
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