Thanks Zack! This is _precisely_ what I've been wanting to say, but was
on the verge of a tirade. Arguing on the internet, in any form, is
often dangerous and always stupid unless all parties are equally
informed and open to having their beliefs toppled. I've been quietly
humbled many times by lurking on a thread and watching my pet theories
fizzle and fade; but I was happy to gain the new information without
having to put my ignorance out there for all to see.
Taubes' books are full of "well I'll be damned!" passages, and he can
back them up with hard research. He spends a lot of his writing trying
to gently pry loose what I call "belief barnacles", such as "calories
in/calories out". He also amply acknowledges that personal genetics
steers how we process everything, including carbohydrates. All I can
claim from personal experience is that I adjusted my diet in the
direction of what he has explained (I did not go whole-hog, not even
close), and I had almost immediate results.
On 8/14/2011 6:28 AM, Zack wrote:
I think it is necessary to read the book before commenting on whether
or not Taubes addresses these things. He does. At length. With
example after example. At least half of the book is spent refuting
the paradigm/mindset that is being espoused in this thread by the
people that have not read the book.
The cliffs notes version is that genetics impact how we carry our
weight and how we process carbs. Some people are able to process
carbs differently than other people. It's not that carbs are "bad,"
it's that some of us get fat when we eat them, due to the way we are
genetically predisposed to carry fat.
If you are fat, and want to lose weight, read the book, and try what
he suggests. If you are skinny and eat cheetos and pizza and burgers
and pasta all the time, congrats, you have the genes that allow you to
process that type of food without getting fat. It's not because you
are working out so hard, or are so active, or because you closely
monitor your calorie intake and never "overdo" it. You can think
otherwise, and that's good, and I am happy for you that you are skinny
and fit, but for those of us that aren't or weren't skinny and fit,
it's dangerous to stay stuck in that mindset, because you are going to
stay overweight, be frustrated by it, and feel like you are a failure.
You aren't a failure, you have just been going about it all wrong.
Taubes' book isn't a diet book, in fact, there are only a few pages
that talk about what to actually eat. I feel it's important to speak
up and say this stuff in case anyone is reading this thread who is
overweight and wants to do something about it. If you are in that
boat, get the book, read it, it will help you, as it has helped me.
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