Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

by Gary Taubes

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An eye-opening, myth-shattering examination of what makes us fat, from acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes.

In his New York Times best seller, Good Calories, Bad Calories, Taubes argued that our diet’s overemphasis on certain kinds of carbohydrates—not fats and not simply excess calories—has led directly to the obesity epidemic we face today. The result of thorough research, keen insight, and unassailable common sense, Good Calories, Bad Calories immediately stirred controversy and acclaim among academics, journalists, and writers alike. Michael Pollan heralded it as “a vitally important book, destined to change the way we think about food.”

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  • ISBN10 0307272702
  • ISBN13 9780307272706
  • Publish Date 28 December 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 23 November 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Random House USA Inc
  • Imprint Random House Inc