Ernst Schweninger (15 June 1850 – 13 January 1924) was a

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and naturopath who developed the Schweninger method, a reduction of obesity by the restriction of fluids in the diet.

Biography

He was born on 15 June 1850 in

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. He studied medicine at the

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where he received his

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in 1870. His appointment to a

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in 1884 against the wishes of the medical faculty was largely due to his successful treatment of

Otto von Bismarck Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (, ; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), born Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, was a conservative German statesman and diplomat. From his origins in the upper class of J ...

for

obesity Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may negatively affect health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's we ...

. His method was a modification of the method developed by

William Banting William Banting (''c.'' December 1796 – 16 March 1878) was a notable English undertaker. Formerly obesity, obese, he is also known for being the first to popularise a weight loss diet based on limiting the intake of carbohydrates, especial ...

. He published ''Dem Andenken Bismarcks'' in 1899. He retired to private life in Munich in 1905. He died there on 13 January 1924. Schweninger rejected orthodox medicine and embraced

naturopathy Naturopathy, or naturopathic medicine, is a form of alternative medicine. A wide array of pseudoscientific practices branded as "natural", "non-invasive", or promoting "self-healing" are employed by its practitioners, who are known as naturop ...

. He established the first nature cure hospital in Berlin. He was considered to have a doubtful reputation and was distrusted by those in the medical community.Nordlander NB. (2001)
''Ernst Schweninger. Physician with a "doubtful reputation", who tamed Bismarck, was distrusted by his colleagues but loved by his patients''
''Läkartidningen'' 98 (21): 2650-2651.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schweninger, Ernst 1850 births 1924 deaths 19th-century German physicians Naturopaths People from Neumarkt (district)

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