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The Diet Delusion (Paperback)

by Gary Taubes (Author)
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  • Paperback: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Vermilion (1 Jan 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091924286
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091924287
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.6 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,177 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Where mainstream nutritional science has demonised dietary fat for 50 years, hundreds of millions of dollars of research have failed to prove that eating a low-fat diet will help you live longer. Nutrition and obesity scientists have struggled to make sense of the paradox that obesity has become an epidemic, that diabetes rates have soared and the incidence of heart disease has not declined despite the fact that society is more diet and health aware today than generations ago. "The Diet Delusion" is an in-depth, scientific, groundbreaking examination of what actually happens in your body as a result of what you eat, rather than what the diet industry might have you believe happens and is essential reading for anyone trying to decide which diet - low-fat or low-carbohydrate - is truly the healthy diet. For years we have been deluded by the dieting industry. Now it's time to find out the truth.

About the Author
Gary Taubes is a journalist and author whose books on controversial science include Nobel Dreams and Bad Science, a New York Times notable book of the year. He is the only journalist to have won the National Association of Science Writer's prestigious Science-in-Society award three times.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Let down by his UK publishers...., 7 Feb 2009
By M. W. Ellwood "mwellwood" (Abingdon, GB) - See all my reviews
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Of course this is still a great book, but why did the UK paperback version not include the interesting 8 page "afterword" that the US paperback edition (published under its original title of "Good Calories, Bad Calories") did? The implication is that it is also not as up to date as the US version - it is also printed on smaller sized and slightly less good quality paper.

Having said all that, it is still a fantastically good read.

It is just a pity that this excellent author is not served as well as he could be by his UK publishers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read book, 1 Feb 2009
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I've just finished reading this book. It is clearly written and I just couldn't put it down. It's well worth reading and I intend to make changes in my own life style based on the information Gary taubes has amassed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Conall Boyle, 31 Jan 2009
By C. F. Boyle "Snodgrass" (Margam, South Wales) - See all my reviews
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This book is a must-read! The author is a respected, nay prize-winning US science journalist, so is highly credible. Bit by bit he dismantles most of the mad and bad dietary advice, such as avoid salt, cut the fat, eat fruit and fibre, take exercise. It's all wrong, and it's causing (not curing) an epidemic of obesity, cancer and diabetes, plus probably many more of the 'diseases of civilisation'.

Taubes explains how this false view of our health came about -- that in itself is an interesting story. He does not advocate the Atkins diet, but that is the obvious conclusion you will draw. Instead he asks that a low-carbohydrate diet (in other words a high-fat, high-protein diet) be given a proper scientific test. That would not be cheap -- £100's of millions, but less than the money wasted on the futile search for the cure for cancer.

This a a rigorous scientific book, which may be a bit heavy going for those with no idea about science, but it is well worth the effort. Every politician, health advisor, nutritionist in the country should read it and learn why 'five a day' campaigns are bound to fail.

Or maybe Taubes is completely wrong? Since his book appeared there have been few rebuttals, all of which have been dealt with easily. If you are a scientist in this area, please read this book and tell me if it wrong (especially if your name is Goldacre!!)
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