Episode #904
Gary Taubes
Books mentioned
The Case Against Sugar
Mentioned by Gary Taubes · at 00:20:24
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Bad Science
Mentioned by Gary Taubes · at 00:03:49
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Why We Get Fat
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Nobel Dreams
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Gary Taubes is an author and science journalist known for his criticism of conventional nutrition research and advice. He discusses the history of low-fat guidance, the roles of sugar and refined carbohydrates in obesity and metabolic disease, and debates involving ketogenic dieting, intermittent fasting, hormonal influences on fat accumulation, and scientific methodology.
What they talked about
- Gary Taubes' background in science journalism
- Controversy over salt and high blood pressure
- History of obesity and diabetes research
- Sugar industry's influence on public health
- Insulin resistance and metabolic disease
- Low-carb and ketogenic diets
- Sugar as a psychoactive substance
- Individual variation in diet response
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