![]() ![]() ![]() Although replete with scientific information and terminology, it is easy to read and understand the arguments presented. Part II covers the law of adiposity, lipophilia, the regulation of fat, what we can do, why diets succeed and fail, a historical digression on the fattening carbohydrate, and the nature of a healthy diet. In part I, the author covers why and when certain groups of people became overweight and obese, undereating, exercise, calorie maintenance, and the law of thermodynamics. There are two parts: Book I: Biology, Not Physics, and Book II: Adiposity 101. ![]() Taubes provides the science, historical context, and research against conventional wisdom that it is only about calories in versus calories out. If you want to lose excess fat, then stay away from these carbohydrate-rich foods. It also causes obesity, cancer, heart disease, hypertension, and Alzheimer’s. The stimulation of insulin secretion caused by eating easily digestible carbohydrate-rich foods (refined carbohydrates, starchy vegetables, and sugars) drives us to accumulate fat, makes us hungrier, and makes us sedentary. The hormones, enzymes, and growth factors regulate our fat tissue. The author presents a compelling case that obesity results from a hormonal imbalance, not a caloric one. ![]()
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