{"product_id":"why-we-get-fat-and-what-to-do-about-it-1","title":"Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER •\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“Taubes stands the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat’s making us fat? And how can we change? Building upon his critical work in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGood Calories, Bad Calories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand presenting fresh evidence for his claim, bestselling author Gary Taubes revisits these urgent questions. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaubes 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. 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? Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy We Get Fat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an essential guide to nutrition and weight management.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete with an easy-to-follow diet.  Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Taubes stands the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Well-researched and thoughtful. . . . Taubes has done us a great service by bringing these issues to the table.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling and convincing. . . . Taubes breaks it down for us from historical and, more importantly, scientific perspectives.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Taubes’s critique is so pointed and vociferous that reading him will change the way you look at calories, the food pyramid, and your daily diet.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMen’s Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Taubes is a science journalist’s science journalist, who researches topics to the point of obsession—actually, well beyond that point—and never dumbs things down for readers.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScientific American\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Important. . . . This excellent book, built on sound research and common sense, contains essential information.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTucson Citizen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This brave, paradigm-shifting man uses logic and the primary literature to unhinge the nutritional mantra of the last eighty years.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Less dense and easier to read [than\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGood Calories, Bad Calories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e] but no less revelatory.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“An exhaustive investigation.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Backed by a persuasive amount of detail. . . . As an award-winning scientific journalist who spent the past decade rigorously tracking down and assimilating obesity research, he’s uniquely qualified to understand and present the big picture of scientific opinions and results. Despite legions of researchers and billions of government dollars expended, Taubes is the one to painstakingly compile this information, assimilate it, and make it available to the public. . . . Taubes does the important and extraordinary work of pulling it all together for us.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Clear and accessible . . . Taubes’s conviction alone makes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhy We Get Fat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewell worth considering.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBookpage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[Taubes] is helping to reshape the conversation about what makes the American diet so fattening.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Taubes is a relentless researcher.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[Taubes’s] major conclusions are somewhat startling yet surprisingly convincing. . . . His writing reflects his passion for scientific truth.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGARY TAUBES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is cofounder and senior scientific advisor of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He's an award-winning science and health journalist, the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy We Get Fat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGood Calories, Bad Calories,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a former staff writer for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDiscover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and correspondent for the journal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e His writing has also appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and Esquire,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and has been included in numerous Best of anthologies, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Best of the Best American Science Writing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2010). He has received three Science in Society Journalism Awards from the National Association of Science Writers. He is also the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. He lives in Oakland, California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"PDF","offer_id":56778057843019,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1031\/1204\/8971\/files\/61QME7Ntt4L._SL1200.jpg?v=1773315926","url":"https:\/\/bookread.io\/products\/why-we-get-fat-and-what-to-do-about-it-1","provider":"bookread","version":"1.0","type":"link"}