Podcasts about why we get fat and what

Diet, Weight Loss and OzempicIn this episode of 60 Something, your host, Grace Taylor Segal, discusses her personal journey with weight loss and health challenges in her sixties. She offers an in-depth look at diet, weight loss, and the drug Ozempic, touching on emotional eating, social influences, and the importance of a balanced approach that includes diet, exercise, and potentially medication. She emphasizes the benefits of weight loss for Sixtysomethings, provides historical context on various diet trends, and highlights strategies for overcoming overeating issues. Grace also discusses her struggles with weight from childhood through adulthood, her experiences with Ozempic, and her recovery plan, focusing on the Mediterranean diet, intermittent fasting, and regular exercise. She aims to provide listeners with valuable insights and support, encouraging them to share their own experiences and tips in the Sixtysomething Facebook group. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Hey Friends! It's me, Grace! I just want to thank you for listening. I hope you'll let me know what you think about the podcast and if any particular episodes resonate with you. Listed just below here is my contact information and all of the social channels where you can find me, as well as the link to our Facebook Group. Some of these are in the infant stages, so please keep that in mind if you don't see too much activity in these early days. We'll get there, I promise.Contact InfoGrace Taylor SegalEmail: grace@gracetaylorsegal.comFacebook: 60something Page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553062496332)Instagram: @60somethingpodFacebook Group: 60Something Podhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1665326354000332(I'll be expanding this list soon, so please check back to find me on Pinterest & TikTok.)LinksSixtysomething Podcast - Episode 11 - NOTEShttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1N9EZig_N-ip7okLl56oUu36RFPRtrkff/view?usp=sharingBook Recommendations:o "It Wasn't Your Fault: Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion" by Beverly Engel.o "The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss"o "The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting"o "The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally"o "The Longevity Solution: Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life"o "The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100" by Dan Buettner.o "Younger Next Year: The Exercise Program" by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge.o "Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It" by Gary Taubes.o "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think" by Brian Wansink.o "Emotional Eating: How to Stop Emotional Eating, Binge Eating and Compulsive Eating" by Edward J. Abramson.o "The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day" by America's Test Kitchen.o "The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners: The Complete Guide - 40 Delicious Recipes, 7-Day Diet Meal Plan, and 10 Tips for Success" by Rockridge Press.o "Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to...

Doctors and scientists have been studying how our diet affects our health since the 18th century. But despite technological advancements and varying hypotheses over the years, there's a chance that the wisdom of the 1700s might be more accurate than more recent beliefs on how food contributes to our overall health. Gary Taubes is an investigative health science journalist and the author of books like Rethinking Diabetes: What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments and Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It. For decades, he's studied the history of diabetes and obesity research and found instance after instance of faulty science that's led to some of the most widely accepted beliefs about metabolic health.Gary and Greg deep dive into the centuries-long history of diabetes and obesity research, including some of the major moments and breakthroughs like the discovery of insulin. They also discuss what makes some science bad science, modern misconceptions about obesity and its causes, and the surprising impact WWII had on obesity research. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:What is an allegiance bias?38:59: It's the first hypothesis that tends to have such an advantage over all those that follow. That the others have to then try and replace that, and then more and more people buy into that first hypothesis and believe it, and they base their treatments on it, and they write papers and textbooks about it. They've become more and more biased. I was just speaking to a nutritionist 80-year-old tremendous nutritionist the other day who used the phrase allegiance bias. So you develop an allegiance to what you believe, to the technologies you're using, to the therapies you're giving, and to what your colleagues believe. And all of these reasons are why scientists are supposed to express hypotheses with such humility. You get an idea of what's working and what's not, and you voice it with incredible humility because the worst thing that can happen is that it be wrong and be embraced. And it's the easiest thing to have.Rethinking conventional wisdom in health01:09:16: The internet took away the gatekeepers. So for anyone who's suffering from obesity or diabetes, if the conventional wisdom works for you, then you're fine, right? You eat a little less, you exercise, and you don't live with obesity anymore—end of story. You don't need blood sugar medications, but if you've tried the conventional wisdom, as I think most people do, and it fails, then you start looking for alternatives.What makes a good scientist?24:34: When you do an experiment, you learn how you screwed up if you're a good scientist because, by definition, you're always doing something no one's ever done before because it's boring to do stuff that people have done before. So you're always doing something new. You're always working at the limits of what your apparatus or your observational equipment can do. And 99 times out of 100, you're going to screw up that first time out, and then you're going to learn how you screw up and you're going to fix it. And you iterate your way toward what you hope is truth.Show Links:Recommended Resources:CERNBradford Hill criteriaJohn RolloElliott P. JoslinOskar MinkowskiAncel KeysCarl von NoordenGustav von BergmannJulius BauerLouis Harry NewburghJeffrey M. Friedman AtkinsEric Westman Virta HealthBittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness by Chris FeudtnerGuest Profile:Professional WebsiteHis Work:Rethinking Diabetes: What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful TreatmentsWhy We Get Fat: And What to Do About ItGood Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat EatingThe Case Against SugarBad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion Nobel Dreams: Power, Deceit, and the Ultimate Experiment What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie (New York Times Magazine) 

Check out our new Patreon page! Get access to the Boundless Body Radio Premium Podcast, with a new episode added every other week! Other perks include early releases of our episodes, extended video content, and group and one on one coaching!Chris S. Cornell weighed 278 pounds at age 51, when he realized he had to take action to improve his health. After reading Why We Get Fat: And What  to Do About It by Gary Taubes, he started to understand the benefits of a low-carb diet, and he got down to a 'normal' weight for the first time in his adult life. Cornell has maintained an 80-pound weight loss for several years now. Chris is also a cancer survivor, whose experiences before, during, and after treatment, have given him a changed perspective on life. Cornell is a writer, photographer, and marketing consultant, who lifts weights and runs. Cornell is VP of Digital Marketing at WOW Production Services, based in New Rochelle, NY. He has successfully managed public relations, social media, and digital marketing activities for a wide range of clients, including films, advocacy organizations, and medical practices, among others. He particularly enjoys helping spread the word about low carb because of his first-hand knowledge of how it can help reverse obesity and improve health!Find Chris at-TW- @biggestcomebackFind Boundless Body at-myboundlessbody.comBook a session with us here! 

In this best of series interview, journalist Gary Taubes has written several books on diet, including “Good Calories, Bad Calories,” “The Diet Delusion,” “Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It,” and most recently, “The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating,” which is the topic of this interview.

“What I tried to make clear in Good Calories, Bad Calories was that nutrition and obesity research lost its way after the Second World War with the evaporation of the European community of scientists and physicians that did pioneering work in those disciplines. It has since resisted all attempts to correct it. As a result, the individuals involved in this research have not only wasted decades of time, and effort, and money but have done incalculable damage along the way. Their beliefs have remained imperious to an ever-growing body of evidence that refutes them while being embraced by public-health authorities and translated into precisely the wrong advice about what to eat and, more important, what not to eat if we want to maintain a healthy weight and live a long and healthy life.”― Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About ItEP 115 is a short episode Dr. Curtis put together to share some dietary pearls that impact high blood pressure.Topics CoveredBenefits of ExerciseHow nutrition can trigger high BPSalt isn't the answerInsulin drives salt retentionSwelling and High BP solutions with dietHigh fat/Low Carb dietsGood Fats*Not medical advice, this episode is intended to spur thought and conversation.  Always discuss your personal health with your doctor.

Journalist Gary Taubes has written several books on diet, including “Good Calories, Bad Calories,” “The Diet Delusion,” “Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It,” and most recently, “The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating,” which is the topic of this interview.

Today we’re hearing from Gary Taubes who I got a chance to interview for Food Lies a couple months ago when he was in LA. Gary is an investigative science and health journalist who for the past 20 years has been questioning the bad science that’s been done along with the mainstream nutritional wisdom. He’s written some groundbreaking articles in the New York Times and has written multiple best selling books. He’s won various awards for his journalism and is a real authority on nutrition science  so it was a treat to hear his musings on all of this. He generously lent me 2 hours of his time so we covered a lot - there’s a ton of links in the show notes. We get into some interesting details at the end so stick around. This actually will be the last episode of the season. I already have an almost fully booked next season of episodes and have begun interviewing. There will be a a little break because these episodes are a lot of work even if it doesn’t seem like it. I’ll also be busy for a couple weeks on a film tour across the US next week followed by some other filming and editing. The big news is we are starting a new crowdfunding campaign as of today, this time on Indiegogo. Too many people missed out on pre-ordering the film and have been reaching out to me. You also can’t make a documentary on the $30k we did on Indiegogo. So please support us by searching for Food Lies on Kickstarter.com or clicking through from the show notes. Now here’s Gary. Pre-order the film on Indiegogo http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post     Show Notes   Nutrition science is almost impossible to do well and people become almost religious about their pet theories Good Calories, Bad Calories https://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Controversial-Science/dp/1400033462/ Historical context of good science and then nutrition science Vilhjalmur Stefansson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilhjalmur_Stefansson Dr. Shawn Baker and thousands of carnivores http://MeatHeals.com My call with Professor Daniel Lieberman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lieberman Fiber Thomas L. (Peter) Cleave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._Cleave Sir Richard Doll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Doll Burkitt’s Lymphoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkitt%27s_lymphoma Interviewing doctors who prescribe low carb diets Most people understand what a healthy diet is supposed to be and that they should exercise Calories in vs. calories out analogy Eat more, move less Why We Get Fat: And What to do About It https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Fat-About/dp/0307474259/ Why do obese people’s body hang onto fat while skinny people’s bodies don’t. This is the question that needs to be asked Hormones Psychologists and psychiatrists used to be the ones looking at obesity - why do they eat so much? The study of obesity was somehow divorced from the basic science of endocrinology Group think What kind of studies can we make to prove this? But sugar calories are different Cold fusion fiasco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion Bad Science book https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Science-Short-Weird-Fusion/dp/0394584562 Francis Bacon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon “You start accumulating evidence to prove you were right all along” Philosophising on vegan diets and longevity Can we ever know the answers? How fat works on a cellular level How do very low fat diets even work? Are vegans more starch tolerant? Why is sugar uniquely fattening and not just another calorie The Case Against Sugar https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Sugar-Gary-Taubes/dp/0307701646 Salt and what we got wrong http://science.sciencemag.org/content/281/5379/898 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/opinion/sunday/we-only-think-we-know-the-truth-about-salt.html? More Daniel Lieberman bogus ideas Earliest humans probably ate high fat large animals Are we making progress? Swiss Re conference http://institute.swissre.com/events/food_for_thought_bmj.html This giant re-insurance company has a lot to gain financially if they figure out what the right diet is to prevent or cure diabetes is Smart people and good scientists ask questions and don’t speak in absolutes A theory is supposed to get stronger with time, not weaker. So why is there a new headline every week, showing another exception? Fat is bad paradigm gets weaker and weaker Send topics and questions for the “Meeting of the minds” with Gary Taubes, Prof. Tim Noakes, Nina Teicholz, and Dom D’Agostino to me @FoodLiesOrg on Twitter and @food.lies on Instagram Pre-order the film on Indiegogo http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org Podcast site: http://peak-human.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

W siedemnastym już kompocie dyskutujemy (tzn. Remek więcej mówi, a Marek słucha) o książkach w wersjach cyfrowych z naciskiem na postać audio – audiobookach. Jak się okazuje, to wciąż rynek rozwijający się, a jednak już dziś jest w czym wybierać i to zarówno pod względem oferty, sposobu dystrybucji jak i rozwiązań wspomagających – jak to brzydko brzmi – konsumpcję treści. Jak zwykle załączamy garść odsyłaczy do usług i aplikacji wymienionych w podkaście. Książki audio za darmo: Wolne Lektury LibriVox Open Culture Gdzie kupować?: Audioteka Virtualo Audiobook.pl Publio Audible Humble Bundle UpolujEbooka.pl Kupować taniej w abonamencie: Audioteka Audioteka Plus – 19,90 zł, Audioteka w T-Mobile – 19,90 zł, Audioteka w Orange – 19,99 zł, Audiobooki w Play – 19,99 zł, Audioteka w Plusie – 19,99 zł, karnety: 5 książek 149 zł (1 książka 29,80), 10 książek 249 zł (1 książka 24,90), 20 książek 429 zł (1 książka 21,45), Audible miesięcznie 1 książka 14,95 $ (1 książka 14,95 $), miesięcznie 2 książki 22.95 $ (1 książka 11,48 $), rocznie 12 książek 149,50 $ (1 książka 12,46 $), rocznie 24 książki 229,50 $ (1 książka 9,56 $), dodatkowe 3 książki 34,41 $ (1 książka 11,47 $), StoryTel  – abonament 29,90 zł miesięcznie. Czym słuchać?: Aplikacje sklepów: Audioteka (iOS), Audible (iOS), Storytel (iOS), Apple (i)Books (iOS), Bound (iOS), CloudBeats (iOS). Jak konwertować? (DRM to zło!): AudioBook Builder / MAS Fission The Tagger TunesKit Co wybrać na start?: Historia – Tim Wu, The Master Switch (audible), Fantasy – Scott Meyer, Off to Be the Wizard (audible), IT – Steven Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (audible), SF William Hertling, Avogadro Corp (audible), Janusz Zajdel, Limes inferior (Audioteka), Stanisław Lem, Wizja lokalna (Audioteka), Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: Odyseja kosmiczna (Audioteka), Thriller Mark Russinovich, Zero Day (audible), Daniel Suarez, Influx (audible), Mario Puzo, Ojciec Chrzestny (Audioteka), Biografia Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking (audible), Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace, Kreatywność S.A. Droga do prawdziwej inspiracji (Audioteka), Zdrowie – Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat And What to Do About It (audible), Dla młodzieży – John Flanagan, Zwiadowcy cz.1 Ruiny Gorlanu (Audioteka), Nasz podcast znajdziecie w iTunes (link), możecie też dodać do swojego ulubionego czytnika RSS (link) lub przesłuchać bezpośrednio w przeglądarce (link). Zapraszamy do kontaktu na Twitterze: Remek Rychlewski @RZoG. Marek Telecki @mantis30. Natomiast całe przedsięwzięcie firmuje konto @ApplejuicePl. Jesteśmy również dostępni dla Was pod adresem e-mail kompot[at]applejuice.pl

LCHF Family 010: Fat Head Kids Released: August 17, 2017 In this episode, Anne and Kai review Fat Head Kids, as well as the documentaries Super Size Me and Fat Head. It's been our experience that the kids were much more willing to stick with low-carb, high-fat eating once they understood the science behind it. Fat Head Kids is a great introduction to the science behind LCHF eating for kids in 4th - 7th grades. Older kids would probably be more interested in some of the popular science books that address the topic, like The Obesity Code, Wheat Belly, or Why We Get Fat And What to Do About It. Because Anne can't let the girls relax on their summer vacation, they were assigned to watch the Super Size Me and Fat Head documentaries back to back one day, and then discuss what they learned. Not only were they able to pick up on some of the misrepresentations made in Super Size Me on their own, but we all had a great discussion afterward about how to spot bias in documentaries and the importance of double checking sources. If you decide to give this a go with your own kids, keep in mind that Super Size Me is rated PG-13 for language and adult conversations. (Clearly, fast food isn't the best food. We hope no one thinks our appreciation for Fat Head is an endorsement for a fast-food based diet.) Speaking of which, much buzz has been made about What the Health? on Netflix. So many people have been accepting it at face value, but there is a lot to question in their methods and reporting. We offer the following links as a sampling of some of the counterarguments made by doctors, nurses, and fitness experts: Podcasts: Vinnie Tortorich interviews Nina Teicholz. Vinnie Tortorich interviews Nicole Recine. Articles: Nina Teicholz on DietDoctor.com. A takedown on Vox. A Vegan dietician's review. YouTube: Debunking What the Health? with Dr. Neal Barnard. A real doctor watches What the Health? Please be aware that some of these links are more child-appropriate than others. Many thanks to Lee Rosevere at Free Music Archive for the music we use in the podcast! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or your podcatcher of choice so new episodes arrive automatically. For more support, like and follow the community on Facebook, and check out our website! Assume any links in the show notes that go to business sites are affiliate links. Purchasing things you find at those links helps us pay for hosting fees and equipment for the podcast. You can see a list of our partners on the Support the Show page.

Welcome to episode 327 of the Logical Weight Loss Podcast, I appreciate you stopping by. If you like what you hear/see do consider subscribing to the show. If you're new to subscribing to a podcast, see www.learntosubscribe.com  New Logical Losers Support Group People have been asking how they can support the group, and I've been wanting to create a facebook group, so I've put the two together. If you go to www.logicallosers.com this will be our new community to create a safe place to talk, support, and inspire each other. If you get at least $1 worth of value from the podcast, I urge you to sign up. Why is there a fee? Because we are talking health, fitness, etc, everybody and their brother have a product or service to tell. I believe we may be talking about services and such, but I don't want "Coach Steve" or  " Fitness Franny" coming in and spamming us. There are different rewards, and again, this is all optional. $1 a month Access to Facebook group Sneak Peak at Content Access to Patron Only Information $5 a month All of the above rewards plus: Private Patron polls Behind the scenes process Name listed on our support page $20 A Month All of the above rewards plus: A shout out on the show When I reach my goal of $500/month, I will give away a Fitbit blaze to a member in the Biggest Loser Tier once a quarter. For those outside the US, we will come up with a similar value prize.  Come join the community at www.logicallosers.com   Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It - Reviewed This is a book written by  Gary Taubes, and he takes on a very controversial subject and that is that Eating less and moving more is bad advice. WHAT? Well, he spends the better part of the first ten chapters going over why, and by chapter two I was like "OK, SERIOUSLY, MOVE ON." But I had to suffer through many chapters for him to get to what we are supposed to do. So I'm going to sum it up. Cut down carbohydrate, and cut down on Sugar. (more or less adopt a paleo diet). As he puts it, Cut back on Carbs. "On this diet, no sugars (simple carbohydrates) and no starches (complex carbohydrates) are eaten. The only carbohydrates encouraged are the nutritionally dense, fiber-rich vegetables listed. Sugars are simple carbohydrates. Avoid these kinds of foods: white sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, molasses, corn syrup, beer (contains barley malt), milk (contains lactose), flavored yogurts, fruit juice, and fruit. Starches are complex carbohydrates. Avoid these kinds of foods: grains (even “whole” grains), rice, cereals, flour, cornstarch, breads, pastas, muffins, bagels, crackers, and “starchy” vegetables such as slow-cooked beans (pinto, lima, black beans), carrots, parsnips, corn, peas, potatoes, French fries, potato chips" Do Not Eat You should completely cut out sugar, bread, cereal, flour containing items, fruits, juices, honey, whole or skimmed milk, yogurt, canned soups, dairy substitutes, ketchup, sweet condiments and relishes. Avoid these common mistakes: Beware of “fat-free” or “lite” diet products, and foods containing “hidden” sugars and starches (such as coleslaw or sugarfree cookies and cakes). Check the labels of liquid medications, cough syrups, cough drops, and other over-the-counter medications that may contain sugar. Avoid products that are labeled “Great for Low-Carb Diets!” So Why Do I Get Fat? Gary Taubes wrote this book for doctors I believe, but in a nutshell, when we each these items our blood sugar goes up. This then makes our Insulin go up. The release of fatty acids from fat cells, "Requires only the negative stimulus of insulin deficiency" - Rosalyn Yalow, Solomon Merson, 1965  Her explains this in this video (which is more or less the book in 56 minutes) He Does Mention the GI The glycemic index is a measure of how quickly food raises our blood sugar. And the scale of the glycemic index goes from 0 all the way up to 100. Foods with a higher glycemic index are more readily absorbed in our body and raise our blood sugar more. A lower glycemic index doesn't affect our blood sugar as much. The glycemic index is an imperfect system because everyone's body responds a little bit different. It also doesn't consider how much food we eat. But it is overall a useful tool to help keep our blood sugar steady and eating more nutritious foods. Foods that have a low glycemic index typically have more fiber and less sugar, but it's important to know that low glycemic index food doesn't necessarily mean that it's healthy. After all, lard has a very low glycemic index. According to Web MD The smaller the number, the less impact the food has on your blood sugar. 55 or less = Low (good) 56- 69 = Medium 70 or higher = High (bad) Here is a list of resources that list foods and their GI Rated by FI from Harvard http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/glycemicindlist.htm http://www.livestrong.com/glycemic-index-food-list/ http://www.lifetimefatloss.com/glycemic-index-list-of-foods.html Red Rock Apps: Running For Weight Loss App What is it: A unique program of interval training especially for weight loss. A ready-made 2-month training plan with 3 workout days a week. Good: Easy to use, tracks weight, water (and prompts you to drink more), keeps your stats of your exercising, and ties in with Fitbit. Cons: EVERY TIME you touch this app you are prompted to update to their paid ($10/month) plan. So bring your patience. When the voice tells you that you are half way, when the announcement is over, the music does not return to its regular volume (in my case Spotify). Conclusion: I can handle press the X every five minutes. It's easy to use, and when I leave the gym I'm sweating. I'm keeping it for now and considering upgrading to their pro plan.   How Do I Cancel a Subscription on an Apple Device? I recently wanted to cancel a subscription for one app I was using, and once you know where to look it is not that hard. For me, I started looking at my account on iTunes, and that is the wrong place. Here is how you cancel an Apple subscription: Access Settings in the home of your device; Scroll down and tap iTunes Store and AppStore; Tap your e-mail and Apple ID, View Apple ID and enter your password; Now, tap Subscription - Manage and select PlayKids; Turn off the auto-renewal option and tap Done.

In this episode I disuss some of my recent research into health issues and some things that I think may be the cause of our modern diseases. Here are some of the books I mentioned: You can get a free audiobook of anyone of these books by signing up for a free audible trial here: http://audibletrial.com/chris Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

Each year 45 million Americans diet to lose weight, spending $33 billion on weight-loss products - and yet, 68 percent of Americans are now classified as overweight or obese. If the prescription to eat less and exercise more, or maintaining a calorie deficit is all it takes to lose or maintain a healthy weight, why are so many of us fat and getting fatter? This week on "Skepticality", Swoopy talks with award-winning science journalist Gary Taubes about his most recent book, "Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It" which looks critically at the science of adiposity, the hundreds of years of scientific research and data about the best ways to avoid obesity and obesity related illness, and debunks the myth that losing weight is all about the calories.

(duration 32:21)In this episode we explore the nature of the interview with Gary Taubes on The Dr. Oz show, set up on account of Taubes’ latest book, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do...