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I haven't read anything recent from Taubes but is he still peddling the Atkins diet or has he moved on to the Paleo diet?! I find it irritating that Taubes ends
by desigooner 16y ago
I haven't read anything recent from Taubes but is he still peddling the Atkins diet or has he moved on to the Paleo diet?! I find it irritating that Taubes ends up cherry picking data to support his hypothesis.
But then I subscribe to the Lyle McDonald-Mark Rippetoe line of thought when it comes to nutrition-fitness ideology.
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Edit:If it interests anyone, here's a transcript from a Larry King Live episode hosted by Joy Behar with Gary Taubes on to talk about his book and Dr. Mehmet Oz + Gillian Michaels and Dr. Andrew Weil (an "integrative" medicine evangelist)
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0710/19/lkl.01.html http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0710/19/lkl.01.html
My main problem with Taubes is that he dismisses exercise and portion control/moderation in favor of his Atkinsian approach
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- mdemare 16y agoYou cannot explain obese babies by saying they don't get enough exercise. Also, you're recommending solutions before you understand the problem. Did Americans suddenly lose all self-control in 1980? And if they did, why? Getting more exercise, and eating more green vegetables and less sugar is clearly a good idea, but the central mystery - why do people get fat - remains unexplained. We should unravel it.