Taubes Talks Sunday At Cal Tech
Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It: Gary Taubes talks Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 2 pm, Baxter Lecture Hall:

AN EYE-OPENING, MYTH-SHATTERING EXAMINATION of what makes us fat. Acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes argues that our diet's overemphasis on certain kinds of carbohydrates -- not fats and not simply excess calories -- has led directly to the obesity epidemic we face today. Taubes explores the urgent question of what's making us fat -- and how we can change, and reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century, none more damaging or misguided than the "calories-in, calories-out" model of why we get fat, and the good science that has been ignored, especially regarding insulin's regulation of our fat tissue. He also answers the most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid? Order the book on which this lecture is based from Amazon.com.

If you have yet to hear of Taubes or read his work, this lecture will likely change your life -- and I'm not exaggerating.

Wish I lived in CA...

Gretchen at March 20, 2011 6:10 AM

Taubes' book changed, and probably saved, my life. I'm two days away from following the Atkins diet for a year and have lost 125 pounds.

Thanks again to Taubes & Amy for spreading the word about the benefits of low carb!

JFP at March 20, 2011 6:53 AM

Amy Alkon

https://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/03/taubes-talks-su.html#comment-1942339">comment from JFP

Thanks so much for posting that.

Amy Alkon at March 20, 2011 6:57 AM

Maybe those Cal Tech physics students will better appreciate Taubes' comments about the fallacy of using the laws of Thermodynamics to support the role of calorie intake and deficits in nutrition than the so-called nutrition "experts".

Richard Tamesis at March 20, 2011 5:51 PM

Here is an article reviewing Taubes work, on the Science-Based Medicine site:

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=9841

Nie at April 3, 2011 9:35 AM

Amy Alkon

https://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/03/taubes-talks-su.html#comment-1996560">comment from Nie

Here is an article reviewing Taubes work, on the Science-Based Medicine site: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=9841

I usally respect Harriet Hall, but this is not a good piece from her. There's some explanation of why in the comments. I'm in a session now at the ev psych conference and need to pay attention. Look up Denise Minger on The China Study.

Amy Alkon at April 3, 2011 11:05 AM

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