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Feb 13, 2017 | ISBN 9780525435013 Buy
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Feb 13, 2017 | ISBN 9780525435013
It should come as no surprise that low calorie and low fat diets rarely accomplish what they are expected to do—improve health and slim waistlines. Likewise, exercise, however beneficial it may be to fitness, only increases appetite and so often hinders weight loss. In this sharp and persuasive piece, acclaimed and bestselling science writer Gary Taubes exposes erroneous nutritional guidelines and finally provides evidence to curb misguided “calories-in, calories-out” model for why we get fat. A Vintage Shorts Wellness selection. An ebook short.
GARY TAUBES, an award-winning science and health journalist, is cofounder and director of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He is the author of The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat, and Good Calories, Bad Calories, and a former staff writer for Discover and correspondent… More about Gary Taubes
Praise for Gary Taubes and Why We Get Fat“Taubes’s critique is so pointed and vociferous that reading him will change the way you look at calories, the food pyramid, and your daily diet.” —Men’s Journal“Taubes stands the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head.” —The New York Times “Taubes builds his case through lawyerly layering of rich detail… Extraordinary and refreshing.” —The Atlantic“I can’t think of another journalist who has had quite as profound an influence on the conversation about nutrition.” —Michael Pollan
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