I love this book.  It's intensive reading, but solid.  I'll say again that Taubes gets half the story.  He seems to miss entirely the role of "foreign proteins" in disease -- c.f. Cordain's new Paleo Diet Newsletter where he discusses the very strong role of dietary lectins in the development of cardiovascular disease.  http://www.thepaleodiet.com/newsletter/newsletters/PDNewsVol4No1.pdf

Jim Swayze
www.fireholecanyon.com


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Taubes Book
> From: Paula <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sat, February 16, 2008 7:59 am
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> I am about 2/3 of the way through Gary Taubes' book Good Calories, Bad
> Calories.  It is wonderful - a compendium of so many studies and so much
> research.
> 
> I wondered - those of you who have read it - Has it changed your view of
> food or how you are eating/exercising in any way?
> 
> Paula H.