Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes 

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Why do we grow fat?   What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods  should we eat, and what foods should we avoid? Gary Taubes is an  American journalist, writer, and low-carbohydrate diet advocate. “Why We  Get Fat” is an eye-opening, myth-shattering examination of what makes  us fat. 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. It is a two-part book  that presents the evidence against the calories-in/calories-out  hypothesis, and the way society feels about obesity and weight loss.

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