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And What to Do About It
Knopf
January 2011
On Sale: December 28, 2010
272 pages
ISBN: 0307272702
EAN: 9780307272706
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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 insight,
and unassailable common sense, Good Calories, Bad Calories
immediately stirred controversy and acclaim among academics,
journalists, and writers alike. Michael Pollan heralded it
as “a vitally important book, destined to change the way we
think about food.” Building upon this critical work in Good Calories, Bad
Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, Taubes
now revisits the urgent question of what’s making us fat—and
how we can change—in this exciting new book. Persuasive,
straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat makes
Taubes’s crucial argument newly accessible to a wider audience. Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last
century, none more damaging or misguided than the
“calories-in, calories-out” model of why we get fat, and the
good science that has been ignored, especially regarding
insulin’s regulation of our fat tissue. He also answers the
most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and
others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our
weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we
avoid? Packed with essential information and concluding with an
easy-to-follow diet, Why We Get Fat is an invaluable key in
our understanding of an international epidemic and a guide
to what each of us can do about it.
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