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Gary Taubes Biography & Facts
Gary Taubes (born April 30, 1956) is an American journalist, writer, and low-carbohydrate / high-fat (LCHF) diet advocate. His central claim is that carbohydrates, especially sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, overstimulate the secretion of insulin, causing the body to store fat in fat cells and the liver, and that it is primarily a high level of dietary carbohydrate consumption that accounts for obesity and other metabolic syndrome conditions. He is the author of Nobel Dreams (1987); Bad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion (1993); Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), titled The Diet Delusion (2008) in the UK and Australia; Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (2010); The Case Against Sugar (2016); and The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating (2020). Taubes's work often goes against accepted scientific, governmental, and popular tenets such as that obesity is caused by eating too much and exercising too little and that excessive consumption of fat, especially saturated fat in animal products, leads to cardiovascular disease. Biography Born in Rochester, New York, Taubes studied applied physics at Harvard University (BS, 1977) and aerospace engineering at Stanford University (MS, 1978). After receiving a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University in 1981, Taubes joined Discover magazine as a staff reporter in 1982. Since then he has written numerous articles for Discover, Science and other magazines. Originally focusing on physics issues, his interests have more recently turned to medicine and nutrition. His brother, Clifford Henry Taubes, is the William Petschek Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University. Scientific controversies Taubes' books have all dealt with scientific controversies. Nobel Dreams takes a critical look at the politics and experimental techniques behind the Nobel Prize-winning work of physicist Carlo Rubbia. In Bad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion, he chronicles the short-lived media frenzy surrounding the Pons–Fleischmann cold fusion experiments of 1989. He opines in the book that heat generation in the experiments of Drs. Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons was due entirely to difference in ionic conductivity of deuterated salts solutions compared to normal aqueous solutions. He also formulated an allegation of fraud regarding the results from John Bockris's research group. Diet advocacy Taubes gained prominence in the low-carb diet debate following the publication of his 2002 New York Times Magazine piece "What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?". The article, which questioned the efficacy and health benefits of low-fat diets, was seen as defending the Atkins diet against the medical establishment, and it became extremely controversial. Some scholars interviewed for the article complained that Taubes misinterpreted their words or treated them out of context. Taubes himself stated: "[E]ven though I knew the article would be the most controversial article the Times Magazine ran all year, [the reaction] still shocked me." The Center for Science in the Public Interest published a rebuttal to the Times article in its November 2002 newsletter. Cardiologist John W. Farquhar commented that "Gary Taubes tricked us all into coming across as supporters of the Atkins diet."Taubes is an advocate of eating beef. Beef industry leader Amanda Radke has written in Beef Daily that "Today's best beef advocates wear a variety of hats [...] like Nina Teicholz or Gary Taubes who turn against conventional health advice to promote diets rich in animal fats and proteins". Good Calories, Bad Calories In 2007, Taubes published his book Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease (published as The Diet Delusion in the UK). This book proposed that a hypothesis — that dietary fat is the cause of obesity and heart disease — became dogma, and claims to show how the scientific method was circumvented so a contestable hypothesis could remain unchallenged. The book uses data and studies compiled from more than a century of dietary research to support what Taubes calls "the alternative hypothesis."Taubes' argument is that the medical community and the U.S. federal government have relied upon misinterpreted scientific data on nutrition to build the prevailing paradigm about what constitutes healthful eating. Taubes argues that — contrary to conventional nutritional science — it is a carbohydrate-laced diet, augmented with sugar, that leads to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer, and other "maladies of civilization." In the Epilogue to Good Calories, Bad Calories on page 454, Taubes sets out ten "inescapable" conclusions, the first of which is, "Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, is not a cause of obesity, heart disease, or any other chronic disease of civilization."Reviewing Good Calories, Bad Calories, obesity researcher George A. Bray, wrote that the book "...has much useful information and is well worth reading" but that "obese people clearly eat more than do lean ones" and that "some of the conclusions that the author reaches are not consistent with current concepts about obesity."In 2007, New York Times science writer John Tierney cited Taubes's book Good Calories, Bad Calories and discussed information cascades and the role of physiologist Ancel Keys in widely held beliefs related to diet and fat. Tierney follows Taubes in noting that a 2001 Cochrane meta-analysis of low-fat diets found that they had "no significant effect on mortality". Harriet A. Hall, however, has criticized Taubes for selectively quoting the meta-analysis, and, writing for Science-Based Medicine, states that although it is possible some of Taubes' hypotheses may be borne out by subsequent evidence, his idea that carbohydrate restriction can lead to weight loss independently of calorie restriction is "simply wrong". The Case Against Sugar Taubes authored The Case Against Sugar in 2016. The book argues that sugar is an addictive drug and is the cause of obesity and many health-related problems. It was positively reviewed by chef and food-writer Dan Barber, who described Taubes's writing as "inflammatory and copiously researched". Food journalist Joanna Blythman also praised the book, noting "his clear and persuasive argument that obesity is a hormonal disorder, switched on by sugar, is one that urgently needs wider airing."Harriet Hall, who is known as a skeptic in the medical community, wrote that Taubes made a compelling case against sugar but the evidence was inconclusive.C. Albert Yeung in the Journal of Public Health described the book as very informative but insufficient to draw any conclusion and a "polemic, not a balanced scientific review." NuSI In September, 2012, Taubes and Peter Attia launched the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI), a nonprofit organization they described as "a Manhattan Project-like effor.... Discover the Gary Taubes popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Gary Taubes books.
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From Fat to Fit
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Pourquoi on grossit
Gary TaubesOn nous serine que les graisses font grossir, qu'il faut des féculents à chaque repas et que sans activité physique régulière, on ne peut pas perdre de poids. Faux ! dit Gary Taube...
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Alive and Kicking
David BryceFrom running with the infamous Calton Tongs to running Calton Athletic, David Bryce's life story is a remarkable account of crime, violence, alcoholism and drug addiction in Glasgo...
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Summary and Analysis of The Case Against Sugar
Worth BooksSo much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Case Against Sugar tells you what you need to knowbefore or after you read Gary Taubes’s book. Crafted and edited with c...
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Living The Gi Diet
Rick GallopThe phenomenal success of Rick Gallop's The Gi Diet based on a simple trafficlight system for choosing the right foods to eat according to their rating on the Glycemic Index has ...
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The Elusive Benefits of Undereating and Exercise
Gary TaubesIt should come as no surprise that low calorie and low fat diets rarely accomplish what they are expected to doimprove health and slim waistlines. Likewise, exercise, however benef...
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The Gluten Lie
Alan LevinovitzAn incendiary work of science journalism debunking the myths that dominate the American diet and showing readers how to stop feeling guilty and start loving their food againsure to...
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Susie Orbach on Eating
Susie Orbach'Eating is pleasurable, eating is delicious, eating is sensual' says Susie. But for so many of us eating is associated with anguish and abstinence. From the first page this little ...
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Good Calories, Bad Calories
Gary TaubesThis groundbreaking book by awardwinning science writer and bestselling author of Why We Get Fat and The Case for Keto shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature o...
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Why We Get Fat
Gary TaubesNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Taubes stands the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head.” The New York TimesWhat’s making us fat? And how can we change? Building upon his ...
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Sugar Free
Karen ThomsonAre you a sugar addict? Do you crave sweet treats, bread, pasta and sauceladen food? Do you experience lethargy and mood swings as a result of blood glucose spikes and dips? Does y...
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Why We Get Fat
Eureka BooksPLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A COMPANION TO THE BOOK AND NOT THE ORIGINAL BOOK. Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review Gary Taubes’ Why We Get F...
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Low Carb, High Fat Food Revolution
Andreas EenfeldtYou hear miraculous stories in the news all the timea man loses 370 pounds, another is able to return ten of his twelve medications at the pharmacy, and an epileptic child suddenly...
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Bouncers and Bodyguards
Robin BarrattBouncers and Bodyguards is a collection of astonishing true stories about the tough world of personal protection and nightclub doors from some of Britain's most notorious figures.R...
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The Case for Keto Summary
Instant-SummaryThe Case for Keto Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of LowCarb/HighFat Eating A Comprehensive Summary The Case for Keto is the latest of a number of books...
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The Case Against Sugar
Gary TaubesFrom the bestselling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eyeopening exposé that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerfu...
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From Kid to Superkid
Paul SacherObesity is soaring and is a worldwide epidemic: around 2.4 million children in the UK are affected by overweight. Parents are finding it harder to raise their children healthily du...
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A Home Course In Nutrition
Eric F W PowellThis book provides lessons in nutrition which are intended as a helpful and practical guide to proper feeding, and cover the whole of the necessary matters connected with the subje...
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Arthritis, Rheumatism and Psoriasis
Jan de VriesArthritis, psoriasis and related rheumatic diseases are an enormous and growing problem throughout the world, with as many as 80 million people suffering from one or another of the...
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The Ultimate Avocado Cookbook
Colette DikeOne of the world’s favorite superfoods presented with style and substance. Avocados are naturally delicious and healthy, but they are also incredibly photogenic. In The Ultimate Av...
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10 Years Younger Cosmetic Surgery Bible
Jan Stanek10 Years Younger, launched in April 2004, was the first lifestyle series on British television to feature cosmetic surgery. Since then, increased acceptability, availability and af...
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Rethinking Diabetes
Gary TaubesAn eyeopening investigation into the history of diabetes research and treatment by the awardwinning journalist and bestselling author of Why We Get Fat "[Gary] Taubes’s metic...
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The Case for Keto
Gary TaubesFor fifty years, the medical establishment has preached the same rules for losing weight: restrict calories, eat less, and exercise more. Yet in that time, obesity in the United St...
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Superfoods to Boost Your Mood
Alexandra Massey & Anita BeanMore and more people are recognising the relationship between diet and emotional health. Scientific studies have identified nutrients in certain foods believed to have a dramatic e...
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Menstrual and Pre-Menstrual Tension
Jan de VriesResearch carried out over the past decade indicates that women are suffering more than ever from problems connected with menstrual and premenstrual tension. Many dread the monthly ...
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Fabulous
Peta MathiasWriter and broadcaster Peta Mathias is a woman who has never been afraid to embrace life with all its glorious inconsistencies, joys and heartbreaks. In Fabulous, she becomes every...