Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease by Gary Taubes is an eye-opening exploration into nutrition and health. The book dives deep into the nutritional science of the past century and analyzes diet trends to uncover the effects on the body. Taubes uses extensive research and his extensive knowledge to prove his hypothesis that diets high in carbohydrates and low in fat are the root cause of many lifestyle-related modern diseases such as obesity and diabetes. Throughout the book, Taubes reveals the issues connected to carbohydrates and focused mainly on sugar and refined grains, which dietary guidelines and health organizations typically recommend. He explains that today's conventional approach to understanding nutrition is flawed and should be revisited for the sake of public health. The book also addresses research regarding how diet and food can actually reduce risk and reverse certain chronic conditions. The narrative provides an engaging dialogue between the reader and Taubes and will educate anyone who is looking to educate and empower themselves with the facts surrounding nutrition. Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease is an essential read for anyone wanting to finally reach their ideal weight, become more informed about the health-related topics, and break free from the cycle of dieting.
Add missing EndorsementI highly recommend Marion Nestle’s book What to Eat. You might also take a look at Gary Taubes’ book Good Calories, Bad Calories.
A very important book.
Easily the most important book on diet and health to be published in the past one hundred years. It is clear, fast-paced and exciting to read, rigorous, authoritative, and a beacon of hope for all those who struggle with problems of weight regulation and general health.
Taubes tackles the subject with the seriousness and scientific insight it deserves, building a devastating case against the low-fat, high-carb way of life endorsed by so many nutrition experts in recent years.
Gary Taubes is a true empiricist. I can't believe people hold on to the Platonicity of the thermodynamic theory of diet (calorie in = calorie out). Read it twice, once for the diet, once a a rich document in the history of science.