Good Calories, Bad Calories II

By Gretchen Becker, Health Guide Tuesday, October 30, 2007

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In a previous blog I discussed the historical perspective that Gary Taubes gives in his new book Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease. Now I'd like to discuss the fascinating way of looking at weight gain, hunger, and exercise tha...

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10/30/07 7:37pm

Gretchen, what an excellent post. I have to agree with everything you've said, it sits right with what I've thought all along.

Once again it seems our need for convenience is doing us damage. All those refined carb foods might be quick, might even be tasty, but mostly they're just 'easy'. And slowly destroying our bodies is easy too.

Gretchen Becker, Health Guide

10/30/07 8:42pm

I agree about the problem that everyone wants "instant food." The other problem is that starch is cheaper than protein, so people with limited incomes as well as limited time are more apt to survive on all the carbs.

Christopher Wheeler

11/16/07 8:11pm

I would TOTALLY agree with this. My wife and I are both poor college students, and bread and pasta and ramen is way cheaper than even the cheapest meat.

Meg Fortino

10/31/07 11:23am

I have long appreciated your YMMV attitude, and in this post, you once again assisted me in making wiser decisions for myself.

Gretchen Becker, Health Guide

10/31/07 2:22pm

Thanks, Meg!

Cathy McIntosh

11/ 2/07 1:44pm

What a great article. It's helps me understand my problem better and will help me make better choices. Thank you.

Gayle

11/ 6/07 11:29am

I just read your excellent articles concerning Gary Taube's latest book. Thank you for taking the time to read and condense into layman's English a very complex subject. Many of us owe our diabetes wisdom and management to you and your articles.

Gayle

Gretchen Becker, Health Guide

11/ 6/07 2:03pm

Gayle and Cathy:

Thanks so much for your comments!

WFL

11/11/07 11:25am

These were excellent posts, but in no way a sufficient substitute for your own reading! Get to work, people!

concerned family member of a diabetic

1/ 2/08 12:39pm

Why does it seem that everywhere I look, someone is shilling this book? We get the picture--overeating refined carbodrates is not good for us, but why do we need yet another book to tell us that? This book--which I did read--is replete with overstatements, misconceptions, and down right misleading statements--for example, that exercise is not helpful for weight loss, and calories do not count. The author got big bucks for the book, and it's being hyped to the hilt by the supporters of the low carb industry (think Atkins) but this forum is not the place.

Gretchen Becker, Health Guide

1/ 2/08 3:22pm

You are certainly entitled to your analysis of the author's analysis. I have a different opinion. What Taubes is doing is questioning the Accepted Wisdom, which is always a good thing to do.

No current author has attempted to do what Taubes is attempting to do, and thus I think it's a book well worth discussing.

Good Calories, Bad Calories II

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