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    Why We Get Fat: And What to Do about It (Borzoi Books) (Hardback) By (author) Gary Taubes

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    Short Description for Why We Get Fat An eye-opening, myth-shattering examination of what makes us fat, from acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes. In his "New York Times" best seller, "Good Calories, Bad Calories, " 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. The result of thorough research, keen insig...
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    The hardback had issues3

    Joao --Technical Problems--

    My hardback had pages that were not cut properly. The paper is irregular on the side and some stand out while some pages go in: it was not cut properly. It was a rushed job, I probably had one of those earlier dispatchments since I pre-ordered the book.

    --Review of the book itself--

    I give the book a 4 star, and a 2 star for the technical problems above, averaging it 3 stars. I cannot make one independent of the other.

    Taubes attacks the concepts of thermodynamics a lot. I do think the laws of thermodynamics are right for the most part, just not for the whole part of the calories in/calories out model. Genetics and hormones also play some part here, I just don't think it's as big as he plays it out to be. If you consume A LOT of protein and fat, you'll still gain weight and get fat, so calories are still accounted for.

    Still, eating A LOT of calories coming from mostly meat/fish and vegetables will still be "cleaner" and healthier than the high-carb diets nowadays, especially if people consume a lot of refined carbohydrates and not enough vegetables (and the occasional fruit).

    The overall message is pretty healthy: drop the starchy and refined carbohydrates and you'll get healthier and leaner. This is the bottom line. by Joao

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