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Why We Get Fat

And What To Do About It

by Gary Taubes

|Anchor©2011·288 pages

Why do we get fat? It’s a surprisingly simple question that surprisingly few nutrition experts answer with attention to scientific rigor. Enter: Gary Taubes, a brilliant, award-winning science journalist. In this Note we’ll explore some Big Ideas on the importance of the hormone insulin, why carbs are kinda like cigarettes and the Stanford A TO Z Study that showed low-carb diets outperforming others.


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Gary Taubes
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Gary Taubes

Journalist, author, and co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative