Cecil Webb-Johnson

Cecil Webb-Johnson (1879 – 23 June 1930) was a British physician, dietitian and writer.

Biography Webb-Johnson was born in Stoke-on-Trent. His brother was surgeon Alfred Webb-Johnson. Webb-Johnson was educated at Owens College, Manchester and London Hospital. He opposed tobacco use by women as he believed it had the tendency to make them look under-nourished and their skin yellow.

Webb-Johnson advocated a low-carbohydrate diet that was also low in fat and protein. All cakes, cereals, dairy, sugar, potatoes, beans, carrots, peas, duck, goose, crab, lobster and fatty meats such as bacon, ham and pork were forbidden on his diet. He argued that it is not natural to drink milk after infancy, "nature does not intend milk to be taken after the purpose for which it was provided has been fulfilled."

Webb-Johnson supported the No Breakfast Plan, he recommended that obese or overweight people avoid eating any breakfast.

Publications Diet for Woman (1922) Diet for Men (1923) Why Be Fat? (1923) Diet for Children (1924) Woman's Health and Happiness (1925) Nerve Troubles, Causes and Cures (1929) Health and Diet (1930)