1 of 7 Gary Taubes at Dartmouth 6/5/2009

[liamskatr]

The problem with making an observation like that is there are so many factors you are observing. There has has also been a corresponding jump in in sugar consumption. But take your thinking back a little and think about what regulates fat accumulation and fat metabolism. Insulin regulation has to be the foundation of your discussion about fat. There are far more questions you have answer if you don't talk about insulin. Why do women in menopause gain weight with no change in calories?

[yoyoSD]

Fascinating, he pretends like there isn't a connection between over eating and obesity. IT"S AS CLEAR AS DAY. Instead of building a straw man, just look at how much we actually eat.

google: Snacking clue to obesity epidemic and read a nice bbc article.

A 30% jump in calories beginning in the 70s corresponding to a jump in obesity and health problems. Bingo Gary, I think I found the data you were looking for!

[trixy776655]

@yoyoSD he doesn't deny that there is a connection between over eating and obesity (there obviously is), he just thinks people have the causality reversed (ie: getting fat causes you to eat more, not the other way around)

[yoyoSD]

@trixy776655 The problem is that it puts you on the wrong side of a chicken and egg debate. That study in the BBC article covers a period of time when diets haven't dramatically changed. The changes he describe would look more like a step function since once applied, the effects wouldn't take more than a generation to take effect. Instead, the factors that affect our society are causing us to eat at a non linear rate.

[Esoparagon]

This stuff has changed my life.

[nikrguy]

Talk starts at 4:15

[cwolf88]

How do you get the slides out?

See metaboliceffect

[cyprusxxx]

I’m very worried about his theories. I went on this low carb, high fat diets that he preaches ( i ate lots of cheese) and now my cholesterol is high for the first time ever........

[madmax200769]

@cyprusxxx You've cut and pasted this same comment into more than one Taubes related video. Are you a Taubes stalker? Again, your cholesterol is "high" - so what?

[rast123456789]

@cyprusxxx if you had good cholesterol why go on the diet it the first place DUHHHH! and why in gods name would you wanna eat cheese all day?

[makaki88]

@cyprusxxx cheese probably isn't the best thing to eat... don't aim to eat high amounts of fat either, eat things like eggs,meat in particular the one of the main points is the fact the some of the high fat food is easily broken down because the human race has adapted to doing it so long cheese is also normally somewhat artificial so there's probably bad cholesterol causing shit in there. Watch the movie "Fat Head" it talks about this book and has basic diagrams covering these points! gudluck2u!

[makaki88]

@cyprusxxx cheese probably isn't the best thing to eat... don't aim to eat high amounts of fat either, eat things like eggs,meat in particular the one of the main points is the fact the some of the high fat food is easily broken down because the human race has adapted to doing it so long cheese is also normally somewhat artificial so there's probably bad cholesterol causing shit in there. Watch the movie "Fat Head" it talks about this book and has basic diagrams covering these points!

[hitssquad]

@makaki88 "don't aim to eat high amounts of fat"

Why not?

[makaki88]

@hitssquad eat it.... just dont go crazy on it ... overeating of anything is bad and mix it with vegies

[hitssquad]

@cyprusxxx "now my cholesterol is high for the first time ever"

Does cholesterol level predict heart disease?

[lazur1]

Overweight & overfat: 2 different things: Caloric deficit will eventually leave one at the "correct weight", but if a diet is filled w/sugars, this "correct weight" will be achieved by lowering the mass of muscles bones & internal organs while raising fat mass.

[Zenalyzenn]

If you want to live a healthy long life watch this.

[Eikli]

It saddens me that so few people have watched this :(