What are my thoughts on G. Taubes’ Good Calories Bad Calories? I receive this question on a regular basis. I addressed this in an article that appeared in my Practical Scientist column at Mind and Muscle Magazine. Below is the entire article.
http://www.mindandmuscle.net/a rticles/jamie-hale/practical-scientist-7
I enjoyed the review. I liked the comment and response section of the paper the most. I have read reviews from various authors on this book and they all conclude that the book contains some good reading but also contains much NONSENSE. Excerpt:
“Comment: Consuming excess calories does not cause us to grow fatter any more than it causes a child to grow taller. Expending more energy than we consume does not lead to long-term weight loss; it leads to hunger.
Response: Consuming excess calories routinely produces obesity, and consuming fewer calories than your body needs produces weight loss.”
The key messages that Taubes promotes are nothing new. Many nutrition authors have suggested insulin causes obesity, calories don’t really matter, and carbohydrates make you fat and so on. Many of the readers of popular nutrition books seem to like the idea that there is something more to it than calories. They can’t believe what Primary Researchers have been telling them for years- CALORIES DO MATTER. Many book readers enjoy science fiction. Should we expect something different when it comes to nutrition books.
So Is Taubes a Bullshitter or Liar? Does he have any idea or concern of truth?
Coach Hale
www.maxcondition.com
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