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  • Why We Get Fat

  • And What to Do About It
  • By: Gary Taubes
  • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
  • Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (210 ratings)

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Why We Get Fat

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." 

Building upon this critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, Taubes now revisits the urgent question of what's making us fat - and how we can change - in this exciting new book. Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat makes Taubes' crucial argument newly accessible to a wider audience. 

Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century, none more damaging or misguided than the "calories in, calories out" model of why we get fat, and the good science that has been ignored, especially regarding insulin's regulation of our fat tissue. He also answers the most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid? 

Packed with essential information and concluding with an easy-to-follow diet, Why We Get Fat is an invaluable key in our understanding of an international epidemic and a guide to what each of us can do about it. 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

©2010 Gary Taubes (P)2010 Random House

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Very informative

i enjoyed this book. great information and having been on a high fat high protein diet with minimal to no carbs, i can agree that it works.

very factual and alot of reference to science. do yourself a favour and actually research the info yourself.

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Life changing!

This book was fantastic. Highly recommended! Lots of science but made interesting and easy to understand.

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great book

this was a very good book to read I have made significant changes to my diet as a result of reading it. five stars!

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Detail, scientific and informative

An excellent book. Detailed and factual. Highly recommended. The tide is turning! Well done Gary Taubes.

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Great listen

A must for factual information about what we should be eating. Do yourself a favour

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Changed my life

This book changed my life … very informative I already lost 8 kilos. It is not a diet book.

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Educational

Have enjoyed this book from start to finish , found it very educational, will
Probably read again one day .

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Put on 3 kg in a week

Just a propaganda for Keto diet. Would of been nice to know earlier in the book!

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Well worth the read!

Very informative and has convinced me to start a new journey with diet. Having a background in science and nutrition it all made sense. Can be repetitive and long winded at times however worth sticking it out, I found it best to have breaks between chapters to digest and not lose the message. I have changed my diet since listening to this book and have lost 4kg without restricting calories or feeling hungry plus lost 12cm around my waist. For me it put all the pieces of the puzzle together. Possibly could have had a better finish/conclusion as I found it ended abruptly but overall gets a 5 stars from me.

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Worth a read

Interesting and illuminating. Worth a listen if you like to understand the science behind weight gain and loss.

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