But those who are curious about the science behind it all could do worse than to pick up Mr. Taubes’s book “Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It.”A few things to understand at the outset: First, despite the happy fact that unlike many in this field, Mr. Taubes is not out to sell you anything (other than his book), it is still a manifesto. Thus, though it is bursting with data, a reader has no way of knowing whether other data has been overlooked or minimized to support the author’s points. Second, the new book is not really a new book at all; it is a sort of Cliffs. Notes version of “Good Calories, Bad Calories,” a long, dense tome Mr. Taubes published in 2. Gary Taubes is the author of Why We Get Fat; Good Calories, Bad Calories; and The Case Against Sugar. He is a former staff writer for Discover and a correspondent for. This was the diet we’re all advised to eat: whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean sources of protein. Below are links to other great resources around the web about Ketogenic Dieting and the low-carb lifestyle: Keto / Low-Carb Books Why We Get Fat: And What. Living Fuel, The Super Meal You Can Drink! The best in superfood nutrition. With the new, smaller and more focused version, Mr. Taubes openly admits he is aiming for a broader audience and bigger impact. Fair enough, although one does begin to wonder if a line of protein bars is not far behind. But all that aside, Mr. Taubes proceeds to stand the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head in a particularly intriguing and readable synthesis. We’ve got the whole thing backward, he argues. The overweight are not lazy hogs who eat too much and exercise too little. The thin are not virtuous and disciplined. Rather, all of us are fulfilling a fixed biological mandate, just as growing children are. Our bodies have a nonnegotiable agenda, and our behavior evolves to make that agenda happen, he writes: “Eating in moderation and being physically active (literally, having the energy to exercise) are not evidence of moral rectitude. Rather, they’re the metabolic benefits of a body that’s programmed to remain lean.”In other words, you don’t haul your body off that couch and out to the gym; your body hauls you. Meanwhile, “those who get fat do so because of the way their fat happens to be regulated,” Mr. Taubes writes. At this point Mr. Taubes merges onto the narrative highway traveled by all low- carb advocates: The body’s insulin levels are largely determined by ingested carbohydrates, and for some people the high- carb foods that stimulate insulin secretion and cravings for more high- carb foods are, in this worldview, just so much poison. So that apple — a filling package of fiber and vitamins to the Weight Watchers folks — is just a serving of fructose to Mr. Fructose is the problematic sugar our bodies turn to fat the most readily, and if you are programmed to be fat, an apple will make you that much fatter. Mr. Taubes draws an analogy to cigarette smoking: Not every long- term smoker gets lung cancer — in fact, only a minority do — but among people with lung cancer, smoking is by far the most common cause. The party line holds that backsliding is universal. Gary Taubes (born April 30, 1956) is an American science writer. He is the author of Nobel Dreams (1987), Bad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion. Gary Taubes' Why We Get Fat focuses on insulin’s role in obesity. Check out this awesome infographic, it does a really good job summarizing his book. Taubes makes much of the addictive effect of carbohydrates: once you taste them you never forget them. But those studies report group outcomes. Every plan has its own rare, shining success stories as well. Sometime, a diet just clicks. Perhaps the remarkable diversity of the human organism — whose various sizes and shapes (double chins, giant thighs and all) are so clearly driven by such a vast array of different appetites and genetic cues — simply means that it is foolish to expect a single diet to serve all comers. There. A proposal to end the war, just in time for the new year. Continue reading the main story. Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health by Gary Taubes expounds on his 2002 article in the NY Times (What if It's. The Case Against Sugar - Kindle edition by Gary Taubes. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note.
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