Why We Get Fat: And What to Do about It

by Gary Taubes

Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "Taubes stands the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head." --The New York Times

What's making us fat? And how can we change? Building upon his critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, bestselling author Gary Taubes revisits these urgent questions. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307474259
• ISBN13: 9780307474254
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Simply a Paleo diet pusher.

Much of what is written about is simply conjecture and interpretation of observations. Be sure to read books that counter the Paleo diet regimen

This is excellent to book and must read !

This book is must read by everyone to understand why we get fat!! I love Gary Taubes all books! This is simple version of Dood calories and Bad calories.

Fascinating science behind this.

I loved the actual science based information in this book, easy to understand and so fascinating.