by Michael O'Neill | Apr 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today a new article by Gary Taubes was published in the British Medical Journal. It’s entitled, “The science of obesity: what do we really know about what makes us fat?”, and it’s a good one. Those of us who have read Why We Get Fat or Good...
by Michael O'Neill | Feb 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Gary Taubes has a great article in today’s Columbia Journalism Review. He covers a few topics related to the coverage of obesity, and writing about health and nutrition…most notably, he takes on the central question of how multiple writers covering the...
by Michael O'Neill | Dec 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m not a fan of Dr. Oz, usually. Mostly because of his dogmatic approach to nutrition that seemed to ignore newer research in favor of the typical orthodoxy. An example of this can be seen in the episode where he had Gary Taubes on as a guest (Segment 1,...
by Michael O'Neill | Dec 7, 2012 | Low Carb Books
I’ve heard people lament, “Gary Taubes is great and all…but he just doesn’t understand the science.” Such people typically have not read the science, much less, Good Calories, Bad Calories. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the...
by Michael O'Neill | Dec 6, 2012 | Low Carb Books
Gary Taubes saved my life. Or at least, that’s what I tell him. This book came at a critical point in my life, and reversed an insidious trend of out of control weight gain and mounting health problems. Written for the lay person, it gives a history of nutrition...
