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William Banting

For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.

William Banting

Diet

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The author suggests that some foods that are good for young people may become harmful as they get older, similar to how beans might be bad for a horse that usually eats hay and corn. This comparison is used to illustrate that dietary needs can change with age and what is beneficial at one stage might be damaging at another.

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