The fewer carbohydrates we consume, the leaner we will be.Gary Taubes
We don't get fat because we overeat; we overeat because we're getting fat.Gary Taubes
By far the most important treatment for dietary diseases is a change in diet, not a drug.Gary Taubes
The most likely reason we get fat is because of the carbohydrate content of our diet.Gary Taubes
All calories are not alike.Gary Taubes
Eating a low-fat, low-calorie diet and exercising won't help us lose weight, it makes us hungry.Gary Taubes
Diets high in carbohydrates are almost universally associated with civilizations that suffer from diseases of civilization.Gary Taubes
If you want to avoid heart disease, you should eat like someone who has been diagnosed with heart disease.Gary Taubes
The problem isn't what's added to food, it's what is taken away: the fiber.Gary Taubes
People are not fat because they eat too much and exercise too little; they get fat because they secrete too much insulin, or become insensitive to the insulin they do secrete.Gary Taubes
The science is clear and has been for a century. Carbohydrates make you fat.Gary Taubes
Gaining weight increases our appetite and makes it very difficult to lose weight by dieting.Gary Taubes
There are good calories and bad calories, just as there are good fats and bad fats, good amino acids and bad amino acids, good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates.Gary Taubes