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<blockquote data-quote="borofergie" data-source="post: 290720" data-attributes="member: 33342"><p>The problem with Taubes is that he sometimes overstates his case, but I think that he does this on purpose to provoke discussion.</p><p>He's fairly honest in GCBC and WWGF that his "insulin hypothesis" is just a hypothesis, and as Geoff notes, he is a strong advocate of "proper" science. </p><p></p><p>Whether you believe in his "insulin hypothesis" or not, the best part of both books is his demolition of the "lipid hypothesis". I think that he is second only to Robert Atkins in his influence on the whole lipid debate.</p><p></p><p>I think that he is the best science writer around, with the possible exception of Richard Dawkins. Reading his NY Times article "What if it's all been a big fat lie?" was a truely staggering moment in my life. If you haven't read any of his books, then I'd urge you to read this:</p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magaz ... all&src=pm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="borofergie, post: 290720, member: 33342"] The problem with Taubes is that he sometimes overstates his case, but I think that he does this on purpose to provoke discussion. He's fairly honest in GCBC and WWGF that his "insulin hypothesis" is just a hypothesis, and as Geoff notes, he is a strong advocate of "proper" science. Whether you believe in his "insulin hypothesis" or not, the best part of both books is his demolition of the "lipid hypothesis". I think that he is second only to Robert Atkins in his influence on the whole lipid debate. I think that he is the best science writer around, with the possible exception of Richard Dawkins. Reading his NY Times article "What if it's all been a big fat lie?" was a truely staggering moment in my life. If you haven't read any of his books, then I'd urge you to read this: [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm]http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magaz ... all&src=pm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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