This week I want to delve in a little deeper and discuss some common misconceptions about reducing carbs. While some people think this is only a ‘fad’ and will pass like everything else, low carb diets have been around for many years. The first low-carb book is believed to be ‘Letters on Corpulence’ published by William Banting in 1863 and was very popular at the time. It was a dietary system Banting created based on advice from a physician. Even the Atkins diet had a cookbook first published in 1972. That it has been around for so long speaks to its staying power and doesn’t exactly qualify as a ‘fad’ even though it has had a resurgence the last couple of years.