This groundbreaking book by award-winning science writer and bestselling author of Why We Get Fat and The Case for Keto shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong.

For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Yet despite this advice, we have seen unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Taubes argues that the problem lies in refined carbohydrates, like white flour, easily digested starches, and sugars, and that the key to good health is the kind of calories we take in, not the number.

Called “a very important book,” by Andrew Weil and ”destined to change the way we think about food,” by Michael Pollan, this groundbreaking book by award-winning science writer Gary Taubes shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong.

From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick.

Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, Gary Taubes delves into Americans’ history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society.

After a century of misunderstanding the differences between diet, weight control, and health, The Case for Keto revolutionizes how we think about healthy eating–from the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat and The Case Against Sugar.

Based on twenty years of investigative reporting and interviews with 100 practicing physicians who embrace the keto lifestyle as the best prescription for their patients’ health, Gary Taubes gives us a manifesto for the twenty-first-century fight against obesity and diabetes.

For years, health organizations have preached the same rules for losing weight: restrict your calories, eat less, exercise more. So why doesn’t it work for everyone? Taubes, whose seminal book Good Calories, Bad Calories and cover stories for The New York Times Magazine changed the way we look at nutrition and health, sets the record straight.

The Case for Keto puts the ketogenic diet movement in the necessary historical and scientific perspective. It makes clear the vital misconceptions in how we’ve come to think about obesity and diet (no, people do not become fat simply because they eat too much; hormones play the critical role) and uses the collected clinical experience of the medical community to provide essential practical advice. 

Taubes reveals why the established rules about eating healthy might be the wrong approach to weight loss for millions of people, and how low-carbohydrate, high-fat/ketogenic diets can help so many of us achieve and maintain a healthy weight for life.

*This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF containing diagrams, lists, notes, and the bibliography.

Das augenöffnendes Hörbuch von New York Times Bestsellerautor Gary Taubes erklärt, was uns dick macht, und widerlegt einige der irrigen Vorstellungen, die in unserer Gesellschaft und auf der ganzen Welt als medizinische Ratschläge und Empfehlungen der Institutionen des öffentlichen Gesundheitswesens durchgehen.
Gary Taubes Werk ist viel mehr als ein Diätratgeber. Es geht dem Wissenschaftsjournalisten vor allem darum, das kleine Einmaleins der Fettleibigkeit zu verstehen und somit langfristig eine wirkliche Veränderung bewirken zu können.
Der eindringlichste Tipp von Gary Taubes lautet: Finger weg von raffinierten, leicht verdaulichen Kohlehydraten und Zucker! Warum? Weil sie eine süchtig-machende Wirkung haben und Körperprozesse einleiten, die wir kaum rückgängig machen können. Eine Schlüsselrolle spielt dabei unter anderem das Hormon Insulin, das im Zusammenhang mit kohlenhydratreicher Nahrung eine Art Teufelskreis bei der Fettproduktion auslöst.
Anhand von zahlreichen wissenschaftlichen Studien gelingt es Taubes, logisch und tiefgehend zu beweisen, dass Fettleibigkeit primär durch einfache Kohlenhydrate (Zucker) und komplexe Kohlenhydrate (Stärke) verursacht wird. Dies erklärt, warum die Gleichung “Weniger essen + mehr Sport treiben = Abnehmen” nicht aufgeht.
In diesem Hörbuch erfahren Sie unter anderem:
– Warum populäre Diäten nicht funktionieren;
– Warum sich das Gewicht auch mit der strengsten Hungerkur und dem härtesten Work-out nicht sinnvoll kontrollieren lässt;
– Welche Lebensmittel wir zu uns nehmen müssen, und welche nur in eingeschränkten Mengen erlaubt sind;
– Wie Sie Ihre Gesundheit und Ihr Wohlbefinden in die eigenen Hände nehmen können.
Gary Taubes ist Bestsellerautor und investigativer Journalist in den Bereichen Wissenschaft und Gesundheit sowie Mitbegründer der gemeinnützigen Organisation Nutrition Science Initiative.

An eye-opening, myth-shattering examination of what makes us fat, from acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes.

In his New York Times best seller, Good Calories, Bad Calories, Taubes argued that our diet’s overemphasis on certain kinds of carbohydrates—not fats and not simply excess calories—has led directly to the obesity epidemic we face today. The result of thorough research, keen insight, and unassailable common sense, Good Calories, Bad Calories immediately stirred controversy and acclaim among academics, journalists, and writers alike. Michael Pollan heralded it as “a vitally important book, destined to change the way we think about food.”

Building upon this critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, Taubes now revisits the urgent question of what’s making us fat—and how we can change—in this exciting new book. Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat makes Taubes’s crucial argument newly accessible to a wider audience.

Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century, none more damaging or misguided than the “calories-in, calories-out” model of why we get fat, and the good science that has been ignored, especially regarding insulin’s regulation of our fat tissue. He also answers the most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid?

Packed with essential information and concluding with an easy-to-follow diet, Why We Get Fat is an invaluable key in our understanding of an international epidemic and a guide to what each of us can do about it.

Includes a bonus PDF with images from the book