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Fat Chance covers much of the same info as Gary Taubes's books but is written by a medical scientist instead of by a professional writer. Usually this would give the advantage to the scientist, but Gary Taubes is one of the few science reporters in the country who understands that science (or reporting, for that matter) means asking "How do they know that?" so I also recommend those.
Dr. Lustig deserves a lot of credit for publicly speaking out to smash some of the common myths about the obesity ...more
Dr. Lustig deserves a lot of credit for publicly speaking out to smash some of the common myths about the obesity ...more
Watch this, too. It's a great (albeit, dense) discussion on this topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnni...
This book by Dr. Lustig convinced me to cut out my juice habit. I thought I was doing fine since it was always a 100% juice (apple or orange juice) that I was drinking, but he taught me that fructose without the aid of fiber is not good for the body. When juice is made all the fiber is stripped away, so instead I warm up some water (in chilly weather, at least) and add a splash of jui ...more
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