Just a quick reminder that today, at 4 pm EST on Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio,
I’ll interview one of America’s most revered science writers, Gary
Taubes.
author of the controversial new book Good
Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight
Control, and Disease.
You can listen live this afternoon or afterwards to Gary — author of Bad Science and Nobel Dreams and a
correspondent for Science magazine — debunk some of your most
cherished nutrition beliefs.
By the way, this sure-to-be-provocative SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show is sandwiched between a day of two other big media appearances. At around 8:30 today, Gary appeared on "Good Morning, America," and
this evening, he’ll be on "Nightline," too.
I’ll ask Gary to discuss some of his fascinating conclusions, such as:
- Refined carbs and sugars cause heart disease and type 2 diabetes. (I’m a big fan of this theory myself, as readers of SUGAR SHOCK! know.)
- Fast-acting carbs also are likely dietary causes of cancer and Alzheimer’s
disease. - Exercise doesn’t lead to weight loss.
- Obesity isn’t caused by overeating and sedentary behavior.
- Salt does not cause high blood pressure.
- Fiber isn’t a necessary part of a healthy diet.
- Saturated fat and cholesterol don’t cause heart disease. (Cardiologist
Stephen Sinatra, M.D., contributing author to SUGAR SHOCK!, agrees with this conclusion and makes this point in our book.) - Obesity is caused by our hormonal responses to the carbs in our
diet.
Before you listen to our interview on Stop SUGAR SHOCK!
Radio, you may wish to read a few enlightening articles by Gary:
- First check out Gary’s now-famous, provocative 2002
New York Times Magazine article, "What If It’s All Been A Big Fat
Lie?" This fabulous piece — which I was thrilled to see while smack in the
midst of researching my book SUGAR SHOCK! — exposed some of the most
cherished nutrition myths. It was wonderful to see him expose the stupidity of
the widely cherished low-fat diet and the efficacy of the low-carb diet. - Next, check out Gary’s article, "Unhealthy Science,"
which appeared in The
New York Times Magazine last week. You also can catch his
responses, and you can listen to him discuss his story on NPR and on the Brian Lehrer show. - And then read his Gary’s eye-opening piece, "The Scientist and the Stairmaster:
Why most of us believe that exercise makes us thinner—and why we’re wrong,"
which shocks people reading New York Magazine.
So, do you have any questions for Gary? Let
me know ASAP what you’d like to find out. You also can call in live to the show with your questions.