Good Calories, Bad Calories
 

Good Calories, Bad Calories

by Gary Taubes

In this groundbreaking book, the result of seven years of research in every science connected with the impact of nutrition on health, award-winning science writer Gary Taubes shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong.

For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating... (read more)

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Ron G
  • Rated 5 stars

This is probably the most important book on nutrition I've ever read. In fact, it might be one of the most important books I've ever read, period. It's infuriating to me that what passes for science often amounts to nothing more than educated guesses that are backed up by the scantiest evidence. It's even worse that these guesses are accepted as definitive proof by public policy makers, doctors, and the media. I mean, is there anything the powers that be *aren't* lying to us about?

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  • Scott M

    scott m said:

    I will say that this book has changed my life and the way I approach my diet. I've always loved sweets and soda but this book really made me realize that I needed to curb those desires. It's been 3 weeks now with little sugar or refined carbs and I feel great. This book wasn't the only reason I changed but it was the tipping point. Hey that's another cool book!

    posted Thursday, March 20 2008
  • linia a

    linia a said:

    Unless a person has a great deal of time and has read many books on diet, physiology and the functions of the body, this book may not be for you. There is no arguing that the facts are not presented, they are and it reads somewhat like a college-level textbook. It is not at all what I was expecting;try 'Fatland' or 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' for starters.

    posted Wednesday, October 31 2007
  • FatherOfHollywood

    fatherofhollywood said:

    This book is an impressive review of the science and the politics behind our ideas about good nutrition and healthy diets.

    posted Sunday, October 21 2007
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