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Every book Gary Taubes recommended on podcasts

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  • Gary Taubes has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of January 6, 2017.
  • Gary Taubes has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of January 6, 2017.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of January 6, 2017.
  • The 2 books Gary Taubes has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 6, 2017: The case against sugar and Good calories, bad calories.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Gary Taubes aired on January 6, 2017.

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Guest on The Book Review · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Gary Taubes appears on literary and discussion programs as an investigative science journalist and author focused on public health, nutrition, and the systemic causes of chronic disease. Taubes uses podcast platforms to unpack complex scientific literature, critique prevailing dietary guidelines, and present arguments regarding the metabolic impacts of sugar. Across the interviews, Taubes focused extensively on discussing their own rigorously researched books. Taubes detailed the writing of Good Calories, Bad Calories, describing it as a dense, comprehensive tome examining the dietary triggers of chronic diseases. The core of the conversation centered around Taubes's subsequent book, The Case Against Sugar, which functions as a prosecutor's argument against sugar as a primary suspect in the modern epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. Taubes explained how the book systematically deconstructs flawed historical science, details the physiological mechanisms of insulin resistance, and presents an if-then framework in its concluding chapters to illustrate the consequences of dietary sugar consumption.

Books recommended by Gary Taubes

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  1. The case against sugar

    Gary Taubes · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes is an investigative book that examines the historical, scientific, and public health arguments implicating sugar as a primary driver behind modern epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

    Discussed
    “whether I'm right about what I say in my book or not”
    The Book Review Should You Stop Eating Sugar? 2017-01-06 Listen at 3:36
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Good calories, bad calories

    Gary Taubes · Discussed · 1 episode

    Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes is an extensive, data-driven investigation into nutritional science that challenges conventional dietary wisdom regarding carbohydrates, fats, and the primary causes of chronic diseases and weight gain.

    Discussed
    “because the first book was good calories bad calories was kind of a dense Tome looking at the dietary triggers of chronic diseases”
    The Book Review Should You Stop Eating Sugar? 2017-01-06 Listen at 1:21
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

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EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Should You Stop Eating Sugar?The Book Review2017-01-069