Yes, gary taubes, the prosecutor in the provocative, eyeopening book the case against sugar, took his 8yearold son trickortreating in his oakland, california, neighborhood on halloween. What he adds here is some more explanation of why the authorities keep saying sugar is not the problem even in instances where the evidence shows that it clearly is. Hes an awardwinning science and health journalist, the author of why we get fat and good calories, bad calories, and a former staff writer for discover and correspondent for the journal science. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Gary taubes article says that american medical establishment may have caused nations obesity epidemic by recommending lowfat, highcarbohydrate diet for. Taubes has a book called good calories, bad calories. Jun 14, 2012 paiwei wei for the new york times two mustreads. Im gary taubes, science writer and author of sweet little lies about the sugar industry ama im gary taubes, author of the bestsellers good calories, bad calories and why we get fat. After that hes written a more consumerfriendly and shorter book called why we get fat 2011 if it was not for these writings this website.
In this weeks new york times magazine, gary taubes, author most recently of why we get fat. As a journalist, an investigator, a scientist, and. He is a former staff writer for discover and a correspondent for the journal science. Dec 23, 2016 in the case against sugar, gary taubes takes you to the root cause of obesity and shows how the sugar lobby successfully diverted the scientific discourse for more than a century and pushed the blame on the victims. If lustig is right, then our excessive consumption of sugar is the primary reason that the numbers of obese and diabetic americans have skyrocketed in the past 30 years. In a recent new york times article, the sugar industry was exposed as funding the majority of the research that cited fat as the cause of heart disease. Ignore the conventional advice on losing weight, says science writer gary taubes what constitutes a healthy diet needs to be drastically reevaluated. I cant get angry at anyone about their confusion becuase its all weve been told for decades. For those who didnt see it, gary taubes wrote a great piece is sugar toxic. Gary taubes born april 30, 1956 is an american journalist, writer and lowcarbohydrate diet advocate. But no one could accuse him of failing to practice what he preaches. Today its thursday evening here new york times science writer the guy who wrote is sugar toxic and author of why we get fat gary taubes and i met for a drink. The benefits of ditching sugar are finally hitting the mainstream. Apr 15, 2011 back in early 2002, when gary taubes was writing a cover story called what if its all been a big fat lie.
As a longtime science journalist, i focus mainly on scientific and nutritional controversies. At the time, i was one of those normal people who ate cheerios for breakfast, but all that changed as i got to know gary. Its long but if you want to really get pissed off about nutrition, history, scientific studies, and the politics surrounding it read that book. Jan 31, 2017 gary taubes responds to critics dismissing the case against sugar january 31 2017 by dr. His writing has also appeared in the new york times magazine, the atlantic, and esquire, and has. Taubes is a very good writer and makes a good case against sugar, but he already did that in two previous books. Gary taubes is one of the true pioneers of the lowcarb movement of the last two decades. Here he reveals what everyone should know going about sugar in 2017and beyond. The best books on dieting five books expert recommendations. Talk to gary taubes about sugar well the new york times. The short life and weird times of cold fusion 1993, and good calories, bad calories 2007, titled the diet delusion 2008 in the uk and australia. Between a 2002 new york times magazine cover story titled what if its all been a big fat lie. Sixteen years ago, he published a groundbreaking feature in the the new york times. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, gary taubes delves into americans history with sugar.
And if youre looking for deep dives into how we became a sugar nation, i recommend both the case against sugar by gary taubes and the big fat surprise by nina teicholz. A close look at the research does not back up the conclusion. He talks about his latest book, the case against sugar. Taubes notes that in may 1976, the public relations society of america gave a silver anvil award to the sugar association for its ability to stem the flow of reckless commentary about sugar.
Crafted and edited with care, worth books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a wellinformed reader. How sugar affects the body in motion the new york times. Gary taubes isnt the only one noticing this conflict of interest. His writing has appeared in the new york times magazine, the atlantic, and esquire, and has been included in numerous best of anthologies, including the best of the best american science writing 2010. Episode 37 gary taubes discusses low carb diets and sheds light on the hazards of sugar. Ive read the book in manuscript form when it was 800 plus pages, again when it was cut down to 700 or so pages, and now im going through it again. Among other things, he writes about the views of robert lustig, an obesity expert at the university of california, san francisco, school of medicine. Talk to gary taubes about sugar background taubes is a lowcarb advocate. Apr 21, 2011 gary taubes, the author of last weeks cover story is sugar toxic. Sugar is not only the root cause of todays diabetes and obesity epidemics had these been infectious diseases, the centers for disease control and prevention would have long ago declared an emergency. The obesity epidemic is an evergrowing threat to the overall health of our nation. The new york times launches 7day sugar challenge diet.
This book has been sorely needed for many years and taubes is the perfect author to articulate what needs to be shared as only he can. Stemtalk 37 gary taubes discusses lowcarb diets and. This week the new york times launched a new program, the 7day sugar challenge, featuring daily emails, to help its readers find ways to cut added sugar from their diets says the times in their promo news story. This brief overview of the case against sugar tells you what you need to knowbefore or after you read gary taubes s book. Rather than trading on influence and suspicion, taubes has articulated a hypothesis, namely that sugar is to blame for metabolic syndrome, and he has called for further research in the area. In 2002, gary taubes penned a new york times piece that questioned t he legitimacy of the presiding lowfat dogma. In a 2002 cover story for the new york times magazine, gary questioned the truism that people are getting fatter because they eat too muchespecially fatty foodsand exercise too little. Jan 30, 2017 terence kealey praises gary taubes for being willing to submit his nutritional theories to empirical testing.
Gary taubes the case against sugar gary taubes, as a journalist, demonstrates the best of objective science. Taubes says our massive consumption of refined sugars can be linked to diabetes, heart disease, cancer and alzheimers. Taubes has also found some wonderful examples of selective journalism in the dispute over sugars health effect. Good calories, bad calories by gary taubes books on. New york times bestselling author, gary taubes, explores the many reasons sugar should be avoided in his new book, the case against sugar. In making the case against sugar, gary taubes details the often insidious efforts by the sugar industry to hide how harmful it is, just as the tobacco companies once did. Mark bittman, author of how to cook everything fast once again, the brilliant gary taubes manages to make a complex scientific subject easy to understand.
In an ideal world, taubes says, his book would lead people to force the fda to investigate whether sugar is safe, as the agency proclaimed in 1976. Taubes has been researching sugar for yearsfrom all sides. All of these are hormonally related to metabolic syndrome. Gary taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and cofounder of the nonprofit nutrition science initiative. Let me start out by stating that im quite lowcarb friendly and that i readily agree that science has proven that saturated fat has been wrongly demonized by the medical establishment for decades, including somewhat by me when i cowrote my book in 20067 a guys allowed to learn, and it was in. The israeli researchers found that people on a relatively lowfat diet lost less weight 6 pounds than those who ate a lowcarbohydrate or mediterranean diet 10 pounds.
Jan 18, 2017 taubes has been researching sugar for yearsfrom all sides. Apr 06, 2017 science journalist gary taubes thinks so. Jan 10, 2011 gary taubes why we get fat met that billing. Andreas eenfeldt, md in gary taubes, sugarfructose not surprisingly some of the usual critics of gary taubes and any work mentioning insulin like stephan guyenet and yoni freedhoff have critizised taubes latest book the case against sugar. Science writer gary taubes has been writing columns everywhere promoting his new book the case against sugar. Gary taubes on the latest diet study the new york times. A little update from my adventures in new york photo via the atlantic. The case against sugar is not only a terrific history but a forwardthinking document that can help us think more intelligently about how and how not to eat. Science writer gary taubes has a knack for subverting the conventional wisdom. It shifted the national conversation on healthy eating and paved the way for the rise of the ancestral health community. Sugar and cigarettes led to our lung cancer epidemic youtube. His article made a persuasive case for the safetyand metabolic urgencyof eating more animal fat and fewer carbs.
And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical societywide, healthrelated problems. And, he says, the sugar industry is doing everything it can to throw the blame elsewhere. Often a journalist makes the facts clearer than a scientist ever does. The report, published last week in the new england journal of medicine, compared lowcarbohydrate, moderate fat and mediterraneanstyle diets. He is the author of nobel dreams 1987, bad science. Thats precisely what new york times bestselling author and science writer gary taubes has done in his soontoclassic book the case against sugar. The front pages of gary taubes new book on sugar feature a blurb excerpted from the magazine.
Apr, 2011 in this weeks new york times magazine, gary taubes, author most recently of why we get fat. Taubes makes a case for sugar as the main factor that, far above all else, is the reason we have epidemics of gout, high blood pressure, elevated blood glucose, insulin resistance, diabetes, arterial disease, cancer, alzheimers disease and more. This short summary and analysis of the case against sugar includes. Gary taubes responds to critics dismissing the case against.
Eugenia bone, the wall street journal no one in this country has worked harder on or better understood the role of sugar in our diet than gary taubes. As a journalist, an investigator, a scientist, and an advocate, he is without peer. A cover article in the new york times magazine several weeks ago persuasively reported that our national overindulgence in fructose and other sugars is driving the epidemics of obesity, diabetes and other illnesses. Whatever your opinion on mayor michael bloombergs proposal to ban the sale of large sugary drinks in restaurants and movie theaters in new york city overdue public health effort. Why nutrition is so confusing nytimes opinion by gary taubes. Opinion if sugar is harmless, prove it the new york times. Evans and san francisco artist john lund kriken are also out this month. Clearly i dont think any of us should eat sugar, and i try to stay away from it, he says during a call to his home built by the founders of the clorox bleach company in. He is the author of the case against sugar 2016, why we get fat and what to do about it 2011 and good calories, bad. Articles gary taubes author of the case against sugar.
Jul 21, 2008 my colleague john tierney has talked to journalist gary taubes about his reaction to the latest diet study. And i completely changed the way i eat after reading the nowclassic omnivores dilemma by michael pollan for the much better. Jul 21, 2008 yes, according to gary taubess interpretation of the new report in the new england journal of medicine on a twoyear diet experiment in israel. The book itself has quite a bit of discussion of the history of sugar, sugar lobby, fda history etc but it isnt until about 23rds through the book that he i do believe we consume too much sugar and that it is detrimental to our health but the evidence provided in this book was far from overwhelming. Dont miss hearing from investigative journalist gary taubes about his new york times bestseller the case against sugar just out in paperback. His major articles in science 2001 and the new york times 2002, followed by the trailblazing book good calories, bad calories 2007 were hugely influential. In his previous books, one stands out for public health relevance. Archive select month april 20 march 2012 february 2012 january 2012 september 2011 august 2011 july 2011 june 2011 may 2011 april 2011 march 2011 february 2011 january 2011 december 2010 november 2010. Jan 25, 2017 perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of this research has been put forth by the science journalist, gary taubes, author of the recent book, the case against sugar. Its a little long, but as is the case with almost everything taubes writes, its well worth the time.
Fats, carbs, and the controversial science of diet and health and why we get fat. The case against sugar 2016 offers a critical look at how the sugar industry has grown ever stronger despite medical data showing that it can be harmful to our health. Jan 02, 2017 the case against sugar by gary taubes 365 pp. Gary taubes why we get fat, what calories in vs calories out gets wrong, and how to lose weight using a highfat keto diet not only did people lose weight more weight on this eat as much as you want, highfat, butter and bacon diet, but their heart disease risk factors also improved. Gary taubes is cofounder and senior scientific advisor of the nutrition science initiative nusi. Apr 12, 2016 gary taubes is one of the true pioneers of the lowcarb movement of the last two decades.
Episode 37 gary taubes discusses low carb diets and sheds. Nov 21, 2014 rochesternative gary taubes is the author of the bestselling good calories, bad calories. Taubess writing is nononsense and is backed by copious research. Gary taubes pleads the case against sugar in new book. Gary taubes is cofounder and senior scientific advisor. One of the best things you can do for your health is to cut back on foods with added sugar. An article stressing the harms of sugar would make dissenting scientists look bad by stressing their connections to the sugar industry, whereas an article exonerating sugar would make the other sides scientists look bad by.
Jan 20, 2017 the case against sugar, by gary taubes, portobello, rrp. Gary taubes, whose seminal book good calories, bad calories and cover stories for the new york times magazine changed the way we look at nutrition and health, sets the record straight, clarifying a century of misunderstanding about the differences between diet, weight control, and health. Apr 03, 2017 gary taubes the new public health england programme to combat the obesity and diabetes epidemics is welcome, but i fear it wont make much difference mon 3 apr 2017 07. Author interview gary taubes, author of the case against sugar. Perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of this research has been put forth by the science journalist, gary taubes, author of the recent book, the case against sugar. Gary taubes on his new book and why he wont eat christmas. Gary taubes says sugar is poison food science institute. The case against sugar by gary taubes sweet little lies. For childrens health, the government has to treat sugar like. Find out how this happened, and how critics have been silenced and ridiculed despite overwhelming evidence that this one ingredient can be linked to many of the most serious diseases in.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the case against sugar. Kenji aoki for the new york times in this weeks new york times magazine, gary taubes, author most recently of why we get fat. Based on his april 2011 new york times magazine cover article and his latest book, gary taubes discusses the history, politics, and science of sugar and high fructose corn syrup, and argues that these sweeteners may indeed be far more harmful to our health than. Struggling to hold yourself to a caloriecounting regimen. Im gary taubes, science writer and author of sweet. This is required reading for not only every parent, but every american. The case against sugar should be a powerful weapon against future misinformation. Jan 19, 2017 gary taubes says sugar is poison science writer gary taubes has been writing columns everywhere promoting his new book the case against sugar. But that muchdiscussed article, by the writer gary taubes, focused on how sugars like fructose affect the body in general.
Taubes s writing is nononsense and is backed by copious research. The work opens by examining whether sugar should be perceived as a food or a drug. May 16, 2011 gary expanded on the times article in a dense, 500pluspage book, good calories, bad calories knopf, 2007, and a newer, much shorter, easiertodigest sequel, why we get fat knopf, 2010. Gary taubess fantastic oped questioning the conventional wisdom on salt consumption, and this paper detailing how existing alcohol control policies could be used as a model for obesity prevention. Oct 05, 2011 this groundbreaking article led gary taubes, a harvard and stanford graduate of physics and aerospace engineering respectively, to author what has become the seminal book that reexamines over 100. The best books on dieting recommended by gary taubes.
Jan 23, 2017 gary taubes leads the list with the case against sugar. The case against sugar hardcover deckle edge, december 27, 2016. Gary taubes is the author of why we get fat and good calories, bad calories. The latest book by science writer gary taubes, author of good calories, bad calories. Not ifs, no buts this uncompromising study argues that sugar is the single biggest cause of our health and dietary ills. Oct 14, 2017 thats precisely what new york times bestselling author and science writer gary taubes has done in his soontoclassic book the case against sugar. A new book by gary taubes argues nutritionists, scientists and doctors have spent decades blaming dietary fat and salt for modern illnesses when the real culprit is sugar. The case against sugar isnt so easily dismissed cato unbound. Taubes is now factchecking the book before publication. Jul 31, 2007 gary taubes new book in going through the huge pile of mail confronting me when we got home from europe, i found a prepublication copy of gary taubes new book good calories, bad calories. The case against sugar ebook written by gary taubes.
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