Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health (Vintage)
by Gary Taubes
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Author: Gary TaubesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-23
ISBN: 1400033462
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Anchor
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Book Review: brilliant takedown of poor science
Summary: 5 Stars
first, Taubes is not Dr. Atkins. he's not shilling for any diet.
he is simply exposing the "fat is bad" diets as inventions based on flimsy evidence and laughably poor science.
the book reads like a detective story. it's actually a page-turner despite all the technical parts. it's a lot more than a book espousing a particular diet.
science writing at its best.
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For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Yet despite this advice, we have seen unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Taubes argues that the problem lies in refined carbohydrates, like white flour, easily digested starches, and sugars, and that the key to good health is the kind of calories we take in, not the number. In this groundbreaking book, award-winning science writer Gary Taubes shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong.Healthy Books
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