Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health (Vintage)
by Gary Taubes
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Author: Gary TaubesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-23
ISBN: 1400033462
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Anchor
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If you want a book that will be good for your heart and help you lose weight, read Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease or The China Study. There are over a dozen major risk factor for heart disease, but Mr. Taubes only talks about refined carbohydrates. They do raise insulin and IGF and should be avoided. But I guess he is unaware that a diet high in meat also increases IGF and is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. I guess he is unaware that saturated fat increases insulin resistance. Mr. Taubes is a gifted writer, but he is no expert in nutrition. His diet IS good for weight loss, but so is smoking.
Following the advice in The China Study reduces cholesterol by reducing the saturated fat from meat and vegetable oil, reduces inflammation by reducing arachidonic acid from meat and omega-6 from vegetable oil, increases vitamin D, and reduces IGF by reducing meat and replacing refined carbohydrates with fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans. A large epidemiological study in rural China that showed remarkably low rates heart disease, cancer and diabetes provides strong evidence that Dr. Campbell, a career scientist in the field of nutrition, knows what he's talking about.
Different heart disease studies can be confusing. Comparing them can be like comparing apples to oranges. Not everyone who gets heart disease has cholesterol over 200mg/dL nor are they all overweight. With over a dozen major risk factors for heart disease it can be hard to know which factor is having the greatest effect. But heart disease just doesn't exist in people with total cholesterol below 150mg/dL. Some claim this is unhealthy, but in rural China the average total cholesterol is a very healthy 127mg/dL.
It seems that both saturated fat and refined carbs contribute to heart disease. But a diet high in saturated fat and low in carbs isn't as bad as you might expect because the low carbs offset much of the bad effects of the saturated fat. And the same for a diet high in refined carbs but low in saturated fat. But neither one can reverse heart disease and neither one is as healthy for your heart as T. Colin Campbell's advice. The worst of the four possibilities is a diet that is both high in saturated fat and high in refined carbs, which is what most Americans are eating.
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Summary of Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health (Vintage)
For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Yet despite this advice, we have seen unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Taubes argues that the problem lies in refined carbohydrates, like white flour, easily digested starches, and sugars, and that the key to good health is the kind of calories we take in, not the number. In this groundbreaking book, award-winning science writer Gary Taubes shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong.Healthy Books
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