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Posts Tagged ‘heart disease’

Causation, Correlation, Dogma, Weight, and Health

Posted by Miriam Gordon on August 10, 2009

After acquiring the book almost a year ago, I (again) started reading Gary Taubes’ book entitled Good Calories, Bad Calories. Based on what I’ve read so far, and knowing Gary Taubes’ background, I believe it’s a very scholarly work, and very thoroughly researched. From the title, it’s obvious that this book considers the scientific evidence for specific types of diets and how they affect body weight regulation. Read the rest of this entry »

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