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Interview: Gary Taubes
Health and science writer

So, is it fat that makes us fat? Or is it carbohydrates?

Science journalist Gary Taubes first raised the hackles of many nutritionists back in 2002, when he argued that a low-fat diet does little or nothing to affect weight, cholesterol levels, or blood pressure.

He says the real obesity culprit is carbohydrates.

Gary Taubes talks to Sound Medicine's Dr. Kathy Miller about his new book, Good Calories, Bad Calories, in which he blames the conventional wisdom -- that fat makes us fat -- on what he says is poor science.

Additional Resources:

• Thiis 2004 study in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that a low carbohydrate diet worked better for weight loss.
• NYT health reporter Gina Kolata offers an insightful review of Good Calories, Bad Calories.
• An article on (good and bad) carbs from the Harvard School of Public Health.

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