Eugenia bone, the wall street journal no one in this country has worked harder on or better understood the role of sugar in our diet than gary taubes. Gary is a tireless advocate of how sugar is harming us. Why we get fat doesnt touch on the reward aspect of food and how it relates to fatness. Im gary taubes, author of the bestsellers good calories, bad calories and why we get fat. The book and the course are available online at his website. He is the author of the case against sugar 2016, why we get fat and what to do about it 2011 and good calories, bad. To a general audience that has little basis for evaluating its claims, the book will be misleading. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical societywide, healthrelated problems. Cristin kearns couzens and i use internal documents. His major articles in science 2001 and the new york times 2002, followed by the trailblazing book good calories, bad calories 2007 were hugely influential. His new book, the case against sugar, is a deep dive into what having a sweet tooth has done to. Gary taubes examines the history and harmful effects of americas favorite ingredient in the case against sugar.
Clearly i dont think any of us should eat sugar, and i try to stay away from it, he says during a call. The book contains so many crucial arguments that it can be. And what to do about it was released in december 2010. Opinion if sugar is harmless, prove it the new york times. Well when people start a lowcarb diet, they complain of being tired, headaches, etc. As a journalist, an investigator, a scientist, and. He recently joined gary taubes for a heleo conversation to discuss why we get fat, what the dietary culprit could be, and how to reverse the obesity and diabetes epidemics. The case against sugar dishing up nutrition podcast. Taubes methodically explains why sugarnot sloth, not fataccounts for our unprecedented levels of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Taubes is now factchecking the book before publication. I read gary taubess new book the case against sugar twice. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, gary taubes delves into americans history with sugar. The latest book by science writer gary taubes, author of good calories, bad calories. In the case against sugar, science writer gary taubes why we get fat delves into americas history with sugar.
The case against sugar is a journey through sugar history and science that is heavily distorted through the lens of taubes s personal beliefs. Books gary taubes author of the case against sugar. The case against sugar should be a powerful weapon against future misinformation. My latest piece, big sugars sweet little lies, is featured at this halloween morning. He has written a book on sugar addiction and developed an intensive videobased course with the same name quit sugar now.
Gary taubess new book puts sugar on trial psychology today. The case against sugar is not only a terrific history but a forwardthinking document that can help us think more intelligently about how and how not to eat. Good calories, bad calories by gary taubes posted on april 9, 2016 may 19, 2016 by aarn farmer over the course of these last few years as i have studied everything i can get my hands on about how what we eat affect our bodies and what exactly is the. Gary taubes has become one of the most vocal and insightful authorities in the nutrition field. He attributes sugar to the fact that nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and of course attributes also the epidemic proportion of obesity to the root cause of sugar. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the case against sugar. I loved it for its historical research and its style of reasoning. 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. Gary taubes on the case against sugar 262017 youtube. This book has been sorely needed for many years and taubes is the perfect author to articulate what needs to be shared as only he can. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about its relationship to weight.
In a nutshell, the food reward hypothesis suggests that constantly eating foods which lead to massive dopamine release sugar is. The science writer gary taubes says the evidence linking sugar to obesity and diabetes is inconclusive, but that doesnt mean sugar is safe. The awardwinning journalist once again takes up the cudgel in defense of health. The case against sugar ebook written by gary taubes. A firm believer in community support, he started a private recovery forum too. Given the severe nature of the criticisms and the importance of the topic for all epidemiologists, the epi monitor has reported on these events over the last several months. His name is gary taubes and gary is the cofounder and the senior scientific advisor of nusi which is something that stands for nutrition. Gary taubes has done an excellent job in explaining why sugar is so terrible for the body. This article is more than 3 years old still coming to grips with sugar. First i read it in manuscript, then in galley proof. Taubes notes that in may 1976, the public relations society of america gave a silver anvil award to the sugar association for its ability to stem the flow of reckless commentary about sugar. I still have agave, honey, stevia theres something you should know.
He makes a good case for the prosecution, but he doesnt convict. He implicates scientists, nutritionists and especially the sugar industry in. Gary taubes, the man who knows why america is fat gq. Yes, gary taubes, the prosecutor in the provocative, eyeopening book the case against sugar, took his 8yearold son trickortreating in his oakland, california, neighborhood on halloween. A chapter from gary taubes the case against sugar diet. Getting started this diet is found in the appendix of the book why we get fat by gary taubes and is an example of a low carbohydrate diet. This month our continuing coverage takes this entire issue and goes behind the scenes to interview gary taubes, the science correspondent who prepared the article. But he and his publisher obviously felt the need to deliver a poignant message. Author and journalist gary taubes talks with econtalk host russ roberts about his latest book, the case against sugar.
As a longtime science journalist, i focus mainly on scientific and nutritional controversies. Gary taubes why we get fat in a nutshell infographic. Taubes has perhaps worked harder than anyone on understanding the role sugar plays in our diet and in our health. I asked him to do this interview because i want to highlight key points from his book. Leading the charge against the ideologies pushed by this powerful industry is science writer, gary taubes, whose new book, the case against sugar is the most comprehensive account to date of the. Why we get fat author gary taubes has some insight. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He is the author of nobel dreams 1987, bad science. I am seeing a nutritionist to help me with my weight and on my last visit she. In the case against sugar, taubes distills the carbohydrate argument further, zeroing in on sugar as the true villain. If youre reading this thinking, sure, i can cut sugar, no problem. Gary is an awardwinning science writer whose most recent book, the case against sugar, examines why sugar might just be the tobacco of our daydamaging, addictive.
Mark bittman, author of how to cook everything fast once again, the brilliant gary taubes manages to make a complex scientific subject easy to understand. The case against sugar order the case against sugar on. Gary taubes, cofounder of the nutrition science initiative nusi, will discuss his latest book, the. Comparing the dangers of inhaling cigarettes with chowing down on candy bars may sound like false equivalence, but gary taubess the case against. The short life and weird times of cold fusion 1993, and good calories, bad calories 2007, titled the diet delusion 2008 in the uk and australia. On september 30, 2016, gary taubes and i talked by phone for a few hours about his new book, the case against sugar. Taubess latest book, the case against sugar, looks to be less controversial, if only because socalled guardians of public health have of late subtly reemphasised in government eating. Stephan guyenet offers a rebuttal to gary taubes book in a thoughtful aritcle about the food reward hypothesis of obesity. The case against sugar, gary taubes, investigative. Gary taubes is one of the true pioneers of the lowcarb movement of the last two decades. Gary taubes born april 30, 1956 is an american journalist, writer and lowcarbohydrate diet advocate. While it is now recognized that a drastic increase in the consumption of sugar and. Were joined by special guest author gary taubes as he shares findings from his latest book the case against sugar.
Gary taubes and the case against sugar sciencebased. In his latest book, taubes why we get fat and what to do about it, 2010, etc. Gary taubes writes that sugar is the cause of obesity and most chronic diseases. The work opens by examining whether sugar should be perceived as a food or a drug. Your book points the finger at sugar as a direct cause of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
The case against sugar is a riveting history of ideas, a clear analysis of evidence, and an utterly persuasive argument that sugar is the new tobacco. And now you have the chance to get an early sneak peek into it. Eric westmans lifestyle medicine clinic at duke university medical center. Gary taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and cofounder of the nonprofit nutrition science initiative.
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