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|  | Author: Gary Taubes
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
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Rating:  289 reviews
Sales Rank: 4058
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 640
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 1400033462
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.283
EAN: 9781400033461
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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 Kindle edition is NOT published by Anchor August 10, 2010
Steve Brecher
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I had read the hardcover published by Knopf in 2007, and wanted to read the "Afterword to the Anchor [paperback] edition." The Kindle edition is described as published by Anchor, so I ordered and downloaded it. It's the original Knopf edition, without the new Afterword. I should have noticed that the publication date of the Kindle edition is given as 2007, not 2008.
The bible of human nutrition August 3, 2010
David S. Roberts (Philadelphia, PA USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Taubes' book is exhaustively researched and documented, perhaps the final word on nutrition as we currently know it. The book is also beautifully written and very readable, a real page turner. Taubes is a gifted story teller. It is like reading a novel, a tale of strong personalities engaged in controversy. The truth that emerges is vital-- the high nutritional value of fat versus the toxicity of sugar and, to a lesser degree, all carbohydrates.
 Wish I'd have read this years ago! July 29, 2010
tarzan
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wonderful book..... reminded me to cut out carbohydrates. Interesting to read how the medical / govt. leaders failed to present the facts about carbohydrates. Shame!
Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Fat July 26, 2010
D. Freeman (south dakota)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is great for patients and providers. Evidence shows "the more refined the carbs the more diabetes and heart disease."
Diseases of Civilization are well established. What is not generally agreed is how to educate and or regulate.
Truth in advertising lacks well behind "freedom to eat what you please."
Now that poor health due to diet is bankrupting our system perhaps those who want real change will read this book, and maybe address processed food.
As a medical provider (nurse Practitioner) I believe the case against added salt has been made.
Fabulous overview with no simple answer July 22, 2010
Aretae (Chicago, IL)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've read an awful lot of the prior reviewers, and it seems as if they all miss the point.
Here's the conclusion of the book:
The science on Diet isn't in yet.
The author also tends to believe in the "carbs are bad for you" position set, but this is a minor portion of the book.
The book is mostly 630 pages of explaining what we don't really know in the science, and how there are contradictory studies all over the place, and 10 pages worth of opinion at the end.
If you want to read the science, and a summary of what is and (most importantly) what is NOT known about diet, read this.
If you want a simple answer, this book doesn't have one.
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