Good Calories, Bad Calories
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Gary Taubes
Nassim Taleb
Read it twice, once for the diet, once a a rich document in the history of science. - Nassim Taleb
Zooko Wilcox
When it came out ten years ago, it was the definitive study of the history and science of human nutrition in the 20th century. - Zooko Wilcox
Naval Ravikant
One of my top 3 books of all time. - Naval Ravikant
Peter Attia
One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
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Good Calories, Bad Calories

Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease

Gary Taubes
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Gary Taubes
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In "Good Calories, Bad Calories," Gary Taubes challenges the very foundation of our understanding of diet and health. With meticulous research and compelling arguments, Taubes dismantles decades-old nutritional dogma, positing that the vilification of fat has been a colossal error. Instead, he directs the spotlight onto refined carbohydrates and sugars as the true culprits behind the obesity and diabetes epidemics sweeping the globe. Taubes's work is not just a critique but a revelation, offering a new paradigm for understanding how our diet influences our health. It's a clarion call to rethink the kinds of calories we consume and their impact on our well-being. Taubes, an award-winning science writer, does not merely present a hypothesis but backs his claims with an impressive array of evidence, making "Good Calories, Bad Calories" a groundbreaking book in the field of nutrition and health. By turning conventional wisdom on its head, Taubes opens the door to a new way of eating and living, one that promises better health through a more informed approach to diet. This book is essential reading for anyone who has struggled with weight and health issues or who seeks to understand the complex relationship between diet and health. Taubes's work is a paradigm-shifting journey that challenges readers to rethink everything they thought they knew about food, calories, and health.

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Released
2004
5 Aug
Length
601
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When it came out ten years ago, it was the definitive study of the history and science of human nutrition in the 20th century. - Zooko Wilcox
One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
Read it twice, once for the diet, once a a rich document in the history of science. - Nassim Taleb
One of my top 3 books of all time. - Naval Ravikant
The laboratory evidence that carbohydrate-rich diets can cause the body to reain water and so raise blood pressure, just as salt consumption is supposed to do, dates back well over a century
— Gary Taubes, Good Calories, Bad Calories

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