Completely agree. Calories in/out is a gross oversimplification. It's not wrong, it's just not particularly relevant. One thing I thought Taubes did a good job

Completely agree. Calories in/out is a gross oversimplification. It's not wrong, it's just not particularly relevant. One thing I thought Taubes did a good job of was illustrating the relationship between calories in and calories out: your body will burn more calories when it has them, and less when it doesn't. You will be hungrier when you burn more calories, and less hungry when you don't. Calories in isn't just a knob you can adjust without consequence, your body is complicated.