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  1. Oct 14, 2013 · 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...

  2. Oct 17, 2013 · New research has revealed that the portliest of American presidents shed 60 pounds on a modern, low-carb diet.

  3. Oct 15, 2013 · In 1905, while serving as Secretary of War, Taft weighed 314 pounds. That’s a body-mass index of 40, which today would indicate someone who is severely obese. He knew his weight wasn’t healthy, causing an “acid stomach,” shortness of breath, problems sleeping, and daytime fatigue.

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  4. Oct 14, 2013 · William Howard Taft, the only massively obese man ever to be president of the United States, struggled mightily to control his weight a century ago, worrying about his health and image, and...

  5. Oct 14, 2013 · The 27th president, William H. Taft did, way back in the early 1900s. A medical historian has analyzed letters between the two, complete with food diaries and daily weigh-ins surely recognizable to many of today's dieters. Have a problem with yo-yo dieting and weight gain? Yep, Taft did, too.

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  6. Jun 30, 2022 · “Obesity experts said Taft’s experience highlights how very difficult it is for many fat people to lose substantial amounts of weight and keep it off, and how little progress has been made in finding a combination of foods that lead to permanent weight loss.”

  7. Oct 15, 2013 · This sounds like a typical, modern weight loss plan—but it actually belonged to William Howard Taft, America's 27th president and our heaviest-ever commander-in-chief.

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