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On Tuesday, Taubes, author of , and, most recently, , appeared on the where the two spared over the best approach to weight loss. Taubes insists it鈥檚 carbohydrates that make us plump (not to mention sick); Oz says it鈥檚 too many overall calories and lack of exercise. Afterwards, on his website, Taubes tried to explain himself further, grousing that the show鈥檚 producers 鈥減layed him like the second coming of Atkins鈥攁 persona that my wife likes to refer to as 鈥榤eat boy鈥.鈥 He went on to point out how 鈥淥z got to play the role of Harvest King, extolling the virtues of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.”
As Dr. Oz鈥檚 outspoken adversary, Gary Taubes鈥 theories go against Dr. Oz鈥檚 most fervent beliefs. In this web exclusive segment, Gary explains…
Meat Boy, if you don鈥檛 already know, is an award-winning science writer, and if you haven鈥檛 read his books, we recommend them (Why We Get Fat, a shorter, less dense version of GCBC, could have been titled Good Calories Bad Calories For Dummies). Problem is, almost all discussion of exercise takes place as a footnote. (Physical activity has many benefits, but weightloss isn鈥檛 one of them, Taubes argues.) This may leave people who are interested in tweaking their diet for reasons other than strict weightloss a little confused.
Carb 鈥渢olerance,鈥 that is, how severely it will cause you to pack on weight, will vary, dramatically at times, from person to person. It鈥檚 also impacted by activity level. How to figure out what鈥檚 best for you, whether you鈥檙e training two hours a week or 12? We like the guidelines provided by our friends at . We鈥檙e bullish on exercise to help in weight management, but read Meat Boy鈥檚 books. They鈥檙e provocative, but enlightening, for sure.聽聽聽聽
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