Comments on: Gary Taubes’ new book http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/ A critical look at nutritional science and anything else that strikes my fancy. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dru McClellan http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-121341 Dru McClellan Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:10:25 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-121341 Cappie, Please look into water aerobics. Check with your local hospital for classes ran by trained physical theropist. You would benifet greatly in deeper water and get twice the excercise in 1/2 the time. Talk it over with your Dr. You may be able to use your insurance to cover it too. Have a great day! Dru Cappie,

Please look into water aerobics. Check with your local hospital for classes ran by trained physical theropist. You would benifet greatly in deeper water and get twice the excercise in 1/2 the time. Talk it over with your Dr. You may be able to use your insurance to cover it too.

Have a great day!

Dru

]]> By: carole Photopoulos paulis http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-120662 carole Photopoulos paulis Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:05:31 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-120662 Need to add that I am limited in my ability to exercise by physical disability. I am 70 yrs of age & do walk daily with a rollator but upper body exercise is verboten because of disc problems in my upper neck. cappie Need to add that I am limited in my ability to exercise by physical disability. I am 70 yrs of age & do walk daily with a rollator but upper body exercise is verboten because of disc problems in my upper neck.

cappie

]]> By: carole Photopoulos paulis http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-120661 carole Photopoulos paulis Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:59:49 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-120661 I must say that altho I've read Taubes' book twice & rerad some parts over & over, this did not help his theories to work for me. I have been eating low carb for over 6 yrs (under 50 per day) & have never used sulphs or insulin--only a minimal dose of Metformin. My A1c is mostly 5% or very near it & I have lost over 150 lbs. STILL I cannot lose another oz & am still about 50 lbs more than I should be. I actually gain 10 lbs very quickly (one mmmonth) while trying Taubes theories. I don't know what else to do. cappie <em>I plan on posting on this situation very soon. Stay tuned.</em> I must say that altho I’ve read Taubes’ book twice & rerad some parts over & over, this did not help his theories to work for me. I have been eating low carb for over 6 yrs (under 50 per day) & have never used sulphs or insulin–only a minimal dose of Metformin. My A1c is mostly 5% or very near it & I have lost over 150 lbs. STILL I cannot lose another oz & am still about 50 lbs more than I should be. I actually gain 10 lbs very quickly (one mmmonth) while trying Taubes theories. I don’t know what else to do.

cappie

I plan on posting on this situation very soon. Stay tuned.

]]> By: Mike Hesletine http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-77872 Mike Hesletine Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:35:39 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-77872 Hello Dr Eades, Protein Power is a great health book and sits along with Drs Atkins' and D'adamo's additions to my library. Now comes Gary Taubes epic and I can't think of another book on nutrition I will ever need. I purchased my copy of Good Calories, Bad Calories as an e-book for my Palm and I have not in a long time enjoyed such a good read. It is a slow, methodical read made longer as I add notes to my Palm. Some of the information Mr Taubes outlines is startling in revelation. But, I have to agree with David Martin who suspects that the book will largely be ignored. If Mr Taubes book were to be taken seriously and lauded through all media services its ramifications would be staggering. If taken seriously it could have devastating consequences for the food industry all the way up the food production chain from the farmer through every step to our mouths. The pharmaceuticals industry could be severely affected as people throw away their statins and blood glucose monitors. The economic impact would play havoc on whole economies of nations. But all would be for the greater good and Gary Taubes would indeed deserve the worship and accolades worthy saints and folk heroes. However, I fear that the media is so tightly controlled by interests of economic power that the kybosh will be put on interviews and public discussion over every media. My hope, however, is that the information Mr Taubes has culled from so many reputable sources has to make its way to the general public. It will take time but it is the responsibility of every person who reads this important book to disseminate the facts and truths to his/her family, friends, neighbours and acquaintances. Only honest and open public discussion can free us from this thirty year reign of lies, deceptions and fears espoused by medical, nutritional, industrial and political interests that have harmed, regardless their intent, the health and lives of so many human beings. Cheers, mhikl <em>I agree with you on almost all counts. I think that over time Taubes' book will become the standard reference book on the idiocy that led to the lipid hypothesis and the idea that fat in the diet is a bad thing. I hope it happens sooner rather than later. Cheers-- MRE</em> Hello Dr Eades,

Protein Power is a great health book and sits along with Drs Atkins’ and D’adamo’s additions to my library. Now comes Gary Taubes epic and I can’t think of another book on nutrition I will ever need.

I purchased my copy of Good Calories, Bad Calories as an e-book for my Palm and I have not in a long time enjoyed such a good read. It is a slow, methodical read made longer as I add notes to my Palm. Some of the information Mr Taubes outlines is startling in revelation. But, I have to agree with David Martin who suspects that the book will largely be ignored.

If Mr Taubes book were to be taken seriously and lauded through all media services its ramifications would be staggering. If taken seriously it could have devastating consequences for the food industry all the way up the food production chain from the farmer through every step to our mouths. The pharmaceuticals industry could be severely affected as people throw away their statins and blood glucose monitors. The economic impact would play havoc on whole economies of nations.

But all would be for the greater good and Gary Taubes would indeed deserve the worship and accolades worthy saints and folk heroes. However, I fear that the media is so tightly controlled by interests of economic power that the kybosh will be put on interviews and public discussion over every media.

My hope, however, is that the information Mr Taubes has culled from so many reputable sources has to make its way to the general public. It will take time but it is the responsibility of every person who reads this important book to disseminate the facts and truths to his/her family, friends, neighbours and acquaintances. Only honest and open public discussion can free us from this thirty year reign of lies, deceptions and fears espoused by medical, nutritional, industrial and political interests that have harmed, regardless their intent, the health and lives of so many human beings.

Cheers,
mhikl

I agree with you on almost all counts. I think that over time Taubes’ book will become the standard reference book on the idiocy that led to the lipid hypothesis and the idea that fat in the diet is a bad thing. I hope it happens sooner rather than later.

Cheers–
MRE

]]> By: Michael http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-58126 Michael Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:14:44 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-58126 Hello Dr. Eades How important is walking in your professional medical opinion to compliment my lifting 2 times a week like Fred Hahn recommends. If it is how far, how long and times a week ? What do you do "cardio" wise? Thanks. Best Wishes, Michael <em>Hi Michael-- If you read the book Slow Burn you will learn that strength training actually conditions "cardio" wise. I don't think walking does much, if anything, compared to a good strength workout. Cheers-- MRE</em> Hello Dr. Eades

How important is walking in your professional medical opinion to compliment my lifting 2 times a week like Fred Hahn recommends. If it is how far, how long and times a week ? What do you do “cardio” wise? Thanks.

Best Wishes,

Michael

Hi Michael–

If you read the book Slow Burn you will learn that strength training actually conditions “cardio” wise. I don’t think walking does much, if anything, compared to a good strength workout.

Cheers–

MRE

]]> By: Daryl http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-51907 Daryl Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:03:28 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-51907 Good evening, Dr Mike. I don't know if you've seen this, but here's a youTube link featuring Taubes, Ornish, and a woman from the AHA. If you have, sorry for the repeat! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPyme62niYM <em>Hi Daryl-- No, I hadn't seen it. Thanks very much for the link. Best-- MRE</em> Good evening, Dr Mike. I don’t know if you’ve seen this, but here’s a youTube link featuring Taubes, Ornish, and a woman from the AHA. If you have, sorry for the repeat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPyme62niYM

Hi Daryl–

No, I hadn’t seen it. Thanks very much for the link.

Best–

MRE

]]> By: Dru McClellan http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-49517 Dru McClellan Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:57:18 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-49517 Hello! I just got your book, Thin So Fast at a used book sale. I hate diet books and have never wanted to follow one till now after reading the first two chapters (I usually don't even get that far!). Something in the way you presented the PSMF and the quickness of the diet probably did it for me. I started the plan today. Since this is a old plan, is there anything that I should or should not do now that there have been years to experience the outcome? Also, I didn't think drinking diet-soda was good for us but mixing the basic powder w/diet pepsi is pretty good. Can I still use the diet drinks? I am a 46 year old women. 5' 5 1/2" 195 lbs. My body is use to being 150 lbs when healthy (which is what I've been except for the last 2 1/2 years). Thank you, Dru <em>Hi Dru-- The big difference between now and when the book was written is that now there are countless good protein shakes available commercially. It's hard to believe, but when I wrote that book in the late 80s there were no commercially available protein powders that were fit to drink, so I had to show people how to make them themselves. I would limit my diet sodas to those made with Splenda. Keep me posted. Good luck. Cheers-- MRE</em> Hello!
I just got your book, Thin So Fast at a used book sale. I hate diet books and have never wanted to follow one till now after reading the first two chapters (I usually don’t even get that far!). Something in the way you presented the PSMF and the quickness of the diet probably did it for me. I started the plan today. Since this is a old plan, is there anything that I should or should not do now that there have been years to experience the outcome?
Also, I didn’t think drinking diet-soda was good for us but mixing the basic powder w/diet pepsi is pretty good. Can I still use the diet drinks?
I am a 46 year old women. 5′ 5 1/2″ 195 lbs. My body is use to being 150 lbs when healthy (which is what I’ve been except for the last 2 1/2 years).
Thank you,
Dru

Hi Dru–

The big difference between now and when the book was written is that now there are countless good protein shakes available commercially. It’s hard to believe, but when I wrote that book in the late 80s there were no commercially available protein powders that were fit to drink, so I had to show people how to make them themselves.

I would limit my diet sodas to those made with Splenda.

Keep me posted. Good luck.

Cheers–

MRE

]]> By: Paul Theodorescu http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-44757 Paul Theodorescu Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:14:51 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-44757 Hi Mike, Does the book contain much in the way of pragmatic information? I couldn't be much more convinced already about false conventional dogma, so I have no real interest in reading that again. <em>Hi Paul--</em> <em>It doesn't contain any info on how to do a low-carb diet.  It's mainly a treatise on how we got to where we are in terms of today's nutritional science.  If you're looking for a book to give you recipes or tell you how to fine tune your low-carb diet, this isn't the one.</em> <em>Cheers--</em> <em>MRE </em> Hi Mike,

Does the book contain much in the way of pragmatic information?

I couldn’t be much more convinced already about false conventional dogma, so I have no real interest in reading that again.

Hi Paul–

It doesn’t contain any info on how to do a low-carb diet.  It’s mainly a treatise on how we got to where we are in terms of today’s nutritional science.  If you’re looking for a book to give you recipes or tell you how to fine tune your low-carb diet, this isn’t the one.

Cheers–

MRE 

]]> By: Pam http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-44394 Pam Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:06:52 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-44394 I too have preordered the book from Amazon. Thanks for the tip. So many of my friends, fat friends and diabetic friends, are so convinced by "the low fat diet is the healthy diet" that it will be nice to have a book to send them as a gift that might, just might, shake up their point of view. I am so convinced about low carb nutrition and am so worried about my friends who are killing themselves on high carb diets thinking they are eating a healthy diet. So thanks again. I too have preordered the book from Amazon. Thanks for the tip. So many of my friends, fat friends and diabetic friends, are so convinced by “the low fat diet is the healthy diet” that it will be nice to have a book to send them as a gift that might, just might, shake up their point of view. I am so convinced about low carb nutrition and am so worried about my friends who are killing themselves on high carb diets thinking they are eating a healthy diet. So thanks again.

]]> By: labrat http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/gary-taubes-new-book/comment-page-2/#comment-44295 labrat Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:25:40 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=858#comment-44295 I hate, hate, hate the title for this book. I'm philosophically opposed to any language that imparts moral value to food. I hate, hate, hate the title for this book. I’m philosophically opposed to any language that imparts moral value to food.

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