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Big Fat Lies with Gary Taubes, 02/06/08 Stevens Institute of Technology
Gary Taubes the author of Good Calories Bad Calories makes a 70 minute speech on his opinion of weight control.
Basically to sum up the speech the first third was him giving examples of people who lived in non-toxic environments that had high levels of obesity. Then he described how the common occurrence of fat mothers with malnourished children ran means either the mothers didn't feed their children of the obesity was because of something other then excessive calorie expenditure.
Then he pokes holes in the theory that Change in energy = Energy Intake - Energy Expenditure is being misused in attempts to curb obesity. Basically he says energy intake and energy expenditure aren't independent variables and they influence one and other in order for people to maintain a stable bodyweight.
Then he synthesizes literature on fat cell ****bolism explaining why insulin is necessary for fat to accumulate in fat cells.
Basically insulin is what makes people fat. Since reducing carbs reduces insulin that would be more effective then decreasing caloric intake.
Any comments or flames are welcome
Gary Taubes the author of Good Calories Bad Calories makes a 70 minute speech on his opinion of weight control.
Basically to sum up the speech the first third was him giving examples of people who lived in non-toxic environments that had high levels of obesity. Then he described how the common occurrence of fat mothers with malnourished children ran means either the mothers didn't feed their children of the obesity was because of something other then excessive calorie expenditure.
Then he pokes holes in the theory that Change in energy = Energy Intake - Energy Expenditure is being misused in attempts to curb obesity. Basically he says energy intake and energy expenditure aren't independent variables and they influence one and other in order for people to maintain a stable bodyweight.
Then he synthesizes literature on fat cell ****bolism explaining why insulin is necessary for fat to accumulate in fat cells.
Basically insulin is what makes people fat. Since reducing carbs reduces insulin that would be more effective then decreasing caloric intake.
Any comments or flames are welcome