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Good Calories, Bad Calories

Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease
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Sep 07, 2018lekrasky rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book offers a very thorough examination of the science and politics of nutrition in the past century. It has a lot of detail, some of which was difficult for me to follow, even with a college-level background in science. The…
Feb 25, 2018Erin_Mast rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
There is a lot of writing about the history of food and nutrients. That was pretty good. However, the author draws some erroneous conclusions. Like, hunter/gatherers would kill the biggest and fattest animals and feast. If you think…
lenne
Jul 02, 2016lenne rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book should by read by everybody who has an interest in nutrition and health. It is not an easy read, but definitely worth it.
LRS1969
Jul 23, 2015LRS1969 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent book, very extensive and detailed. A better book for laymen would be his "leaner" version of this called "Why We Get Fat, And What To Do About It". For those who complain about its detail and extensiveness and lack of…
JMP7
Aug 01, 2014JMP7 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is an extensive review of the information on high carb and low carb diets. It is long but interesting. I can't believe that despite over 100 years of research that showed the benefits of low carb diets, a few people were able to…
Feb 12, 2013LibrarianGeek rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book changed my life! Taubes examines the science and shows how so much of what we've been taught about nutrition, like the food pyramid, is false. What's the best way to lose weight, sleep better and have more energy? Stop eating…
Kobetsky
Mar 26, 2012
Copyright 2007, a modern book saturated with ancient history. Useless and impossible to read. No conclusions, no recommendations, and no solution offered. Don't bother looking at it. 26 March 2012
Feb 06, 2012NWmomof4 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This is a book with a lot of potential but way too much information unless you are a scientist or nutrition scholar. I think he would have reached a much greater audience with a slimmer volume.
Dec 20, 2011ELMStocker rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is an important book. Very imformative. A bit hard to read if you aren't scientifically inclined.
Jun 25, 2011
There are many positive things to say about this work, but in the end these are compromised by Mr Taubes committing the same error that he finds in others. He rightly finds the consumption of simple carbohydrates as problematic. Without…
Feb 14, 2010MichaelGR rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the best book I've ever read about diet. Gary Taubes researched it over 6 years (if I remember correctly) and there's about 150 pages of references. He went to the original studies and source materials and explains them to you,…
Feb 17, 2009
If you've ever struggled with your weight, don't miss this book ! Yes, as one of the reviews says, it's lengthy and probably gives you more info. & detail & science than you think you want, but it does have the info. you need to lose or…