Gary Taubes

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Gary Taubes

Born April 30, 1956 · Rochester, New York, USA (age 70)

Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of The case for keto: rethinking weight control and the science and practice of low-carb/high-fat eating (2020), The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), published as The…

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That Sugar FilmThat Sugar Film · 2014
That Sugar Film
6.92014
MovieDocumentary
One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.
Fat HeadFat Head · 2009
Fat Head
6.72009
MovieDocumentary
A comedian replies to the "Super Size Me" crowd by losing weight on a fast-food diet while demonstrating that almost everything you think you know about the obesity "epidemic" and healthy eating is wrong.
Sugar CoatedSugar Coated · 2015
Sugar Coated
7.32015
MovieDocumentary
The investigation and exposure of the US sugar industry’s systematic hijacking of scientific study to bury evidence that sugar is—in fact—toxic.
FAT: A DocumentaryFAT: A Documentary · 2019
FAT: A Documentary
6.52019
MovieDocumentary
Weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich and award-winning filmmaker Peter Pardini want you to join their team to make a hard-hitting documentary film that exposes the widespread myths and lies around healthy eating, fat and weight loss and shows how, in spite of all our good intentions, we go on getting fatter and fatter.
Fat FictionFat Fiction · 2020
Fat Fiction
6.62020
MovieDocumentary
Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are bad for us.
The Cholesterol CodeThe Cholesterol Code · 2026
The Cholesterol Code
8.52026
MovieDocumentary
In a world where 92 million Americans rely on statins as their lifeline, one man's unexpected health journey uncovers a medical mystery that could upend everything we think we know about heart health, cholesterol, and the ketogenic diet.
Cholesterol: The Great BluffCholesterol: The Great Bluff · 2016
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
7.32016
MovieDocumentary
The link between heart disease and blood cholesterol is a medical dogma that has existed for the past fifty years and has led to the development of a billion-dollar, low-fat, food industry, as well as to statins, a drug that lower “bad cholesterol” levels, so it has became one of the most prescribed medicines in the world. But more and more researchers are openly questioning the mainstream opinions on cholesterol…
The Perfect Human DietThe Perfect Human Diet · 2012
The Perfect Human Diet
5.82012
MovieDocumentaryHistory
"The Perfect Human Diet" is an unprecedented global exploration to find a solution to our epidemic of overweight obesity and diet-related disease - the #1 killer in America. The film bypasses current dietary group-think by exploring modern dietary science, previous historical findings, ancestral native diets and the emerging field of human dietary evolution; revealing for the first time, the authentic human diet. Film audiences finally have the opportunity to see what our species really needs for optimal health and are introduced to a practical template based on these breakthrough scientific facts.

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